Review of Fraze.it: a multilingual sentence concordancer

Abstract Technological advancements have facilitated access to corpus tools, which are significant in language learning and teaching. One way to harness corpus tools is through concordancers that grant access to authentic language usage. With corpus-based language learning growing in significance, this media review evaluates Fraze.it – a multilingual online concordancer, characterizing its features, highlighting its pedagogical affordances, and outlining its technical capabilities. It, thereby, aims to propose a critical review of the platform and recommend relevant instructional activities and technical improvements. More specifically, this review intends to introduce an under-researched corpus tool at the disposal of foreign language learners and teachers. Findings reveal that Fraze.it allows for contextualized vocabulary learning, better grammatical/syntactical understanding, pronunciation awareness/improvement, and collocational awareness. However, inappropriate/irrelevant images, malfunctioning of multilingual translation, synonyms, and definitions are among its downsides. Notwithstanding the limitations, Frazei.it might be a promising tool for vocabulary expansion, reading comprehension, writing enhancement, speaking/pronunciation drills, listening/dictation activities, and grammar/syntax. Nevertheless, further research is urged to corroborate the results and explore the tool’s applications across diverse contexts.