近年来,语料库在二语写作学习中的应用引起广泛的兴趣。许多研究从教师的角度出发,阐述教师在开发教学材料和组织以语料库为基础的活动中的作用。然而,有关学习者对语料库的实际使用和他们在写作学习中的感受,却受到忽视。本文浅谈ESL学生对语料库的使用,以及他们对语料库作为二语写作学习工具的优、缺点的认识。 In recent years, the application of corpus in second language writing has aroused widespread interest. Many studies, from a teacher’s perspective, address the role of teachers in developing teaching materials and organizing corpus-based activities. However, the actual use of the corpus by learners and their feelings in writing learning has been neglected. This article discusses ESL students’ use of corpora and their knowledge of the pros and cons of corpus as a second language learning tool.