The Effects of Using Paper and Electronic Monolingual English Learners’ Dictionaries while Reading on Students In-depth Vocabulary knowledge
Learning new words is a primary concern for most learners. Accordingly, many EFL students make use of English-English dictionaries, paper and electronic to develop their vocabulary. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to examine the effects of using dictionaries on students’ in-depth vo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Arabic |
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University of Constantine 1, Algéria
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Revue des Sciences Humaines |
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| Online Access: | https://revue.umc.edu.dz/h/article/view/2408 |
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| Summary: | Learning new words is a primary concern for most learners. Accordingly, many EFL students make use of English-English dictionaries, paper and electronic to develop their vocabulary. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to examine the effects of using dictionaries on students’ in-depth vocabulary knowledge. The results showed that students’ in-depth vocabulary knowledge improved when they used their dictionaries, in particular electronic ones. Thus, using dictionaries as a learning tool deserves more attention in the context of EFL vocabulary learning and teaching.
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| ISSN: | 2588-2007 |