Corpus Linguistics Student Organization (COLISTO) is an organization open to all
students at Iowa State University who are interested in the area of corpus linguistics. Corpus
linguistics is a research methodology used across sub-disciplines in the field of Applied
Linguistics, as well as in other disciplines. ISU currently offers several courses in corpus
linguistics, including corpus linguistics research methods and applications of corpus linguistics
to language teaching and learning. COLISTO aims at providing a forum for the discussion and
analysis of current and relevant issues in the field of corpus linguistics and also a forum through
which its members can learn more about corpus linguistics and its applications. It also offers
opportunities to learn the implications of corpus linguistics for language classrooms as well as
research using related methodologies, programming, and corpus design techniques. Knowledge
of such tools and skills will be acquired both by means of interaction/discussion among the
members of COLISTO during official meetings and by means of inviting speakers (including
scholars/experts outside of ISU) to give corpus linguistics-related talks or workshops. Apart from
these, the group dedicates twenty minutes of each monthly meeting to feedback sessions for
those who wish to receive feedback on their works in progress in the area of corpus linguistics.