The Use and Abuse of EFL Dictionaries: How Learners of English as a Foreign Language Read and Interpret Dictionary Entries

by Hilary Nesi

The book begins with a review of research into dictionary use. A number of experimental design problems are discussed, in particular the unreliability of questionnaire responses, and the need for detailed accounts of individual dictionary consultations whilst sampling in numbers sufficient to represent specified populations.

The experiments reported in subsequent chapters investigate issues raised in the review. The first two studies find...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3484309989
• ISBN13: 9783484309982
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary