The Use and Abuse of EFL Dictionaries : How Learners of English As a Foreign Language Read and Interpret Dictionary Entries.
Nesi, Hilary.
The Use and Abuse of EFL Dictionaries : How Learners of English As a Foreign Language Read and Interpret Dictionary Entries. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (164 pages) - Lexicographica. Series Maior Series ; v.98 . - Lexicographica. Series Maior Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A review of research into dictionary use and dictionary requirements -- 2. The effect of dictionary use on performance in a multiple-choice reading comprehension test -- 3. The effect of different dictionary defining styles on productive dictionary use -- 4. The effect of language background and culture on productive dictionary use -- 5. The role of examples in productive dictionary use -- 6. Concluding comments on the studies -- 7. Future trends in dictionary design -- Bibliography -- Résumé. Utilisation et Abus de Dictionnaires d'Apprentissage -- Zusammenfassung. Gebrauch und Mißbrauch von EFL-Wörterbüchern.
The series features monographs and edited volumes on the topics of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Works from the broader domain of lexicology are also included if they strengthen the theoretical, methodological and empirical basis of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Thevolumes focus on aspects of lexicography such as micro- and macrostructure, typology, history of the discipline, and application-oriented lexicographical documentation.
9783110946031
Language and languages-Study and teaching.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
English language-Study and teaching-Foreign speakers.
Electronic books.
P53.2963.N47 2000
The Use and Abuse of EFL Dictionaries : How Learners of English As a Foreign Language Read and Interpret Dictionary Entries. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (164 pages) - Lexicographica. Series Maior Series ; v.98 . - Lexicographica. Series Maior Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A review of research into dictionary use and dictionary requirements -- 2. The effect of dictionary use on performance in a multiple-choice reading comprehension test -- 3. The effect of different dictionary defining styles on productive dictionary use -- 4. The effect of language background and culture on productive dictionary use -- 5. The role of examples in productive dictionary use -- 6. Concluding comments on the studies -- 7. Future trends in dictionary design -- Bibliography -- Résumé. Utilisation et Abus de Dictionnaires d'Apprentissage -- Zusammenfassung. Gebrauch und Mißbrauch von EFL-Wörterbüchern.
The series features monographs and edited volumes on the topics of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Works from the broader domain of lexicology are also included if they strengthen the theoretical, methodological and empirical basis of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Thevolumes focus on aspects of lexicography such as micro- and macrostructure, typology, history of the discipline, and application-oriented lexicographical documentation.
9783110946031
Language and languages-Study and teaching.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
English language-Study and teaching-Foreign speakers.
Electronic books.
P53.2963.N47 2000