Vieira, Nataliya Godinho Soares2014-07-222014-07-2220121647-1989http://hdl.handle.net/10437/5371onsidering globalization the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) becomes essential tool for providing information all over the world. The help of some online programmes is practically indispensable in certain services and areas where it is necessary to apply effective strategies to achieve specific goals in communication, overcome linguistic and cultural barriers, and avoid some misunderstandings that interfere with social interactions. This article presents a framework of theoretical and practical aspects related to the use of electronic corpora; demonstrates how the application of monolingual and bilingual corpora involve in the contact with authentic language use that helps to improve the level of language proficiency and achieve successful communication.application/pdfengopenAccessTECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃOINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMUNICAÇÃOCOMMUNICATIONBASES DE DADOSDATABASESarticle