LEADER 05009nam 2200661 450 001 9910789335603321 005 20230422032643.0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110946031 035 $a(CKB)3400000000029612 035 $a(EBL)4008178 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000849528 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12336352 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000849528 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10812118 035 $a(PQKB)11270400 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4008178 035 $a(DE-B1597)45778 035 $a(OCoLC)979754975 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110946031 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4008178 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11082684 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810315 035 $a(OCoLC)947128143 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000029612 100 $a20160223h20002000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe use and abuse of EFL dictionaries $ehow learners of English as a foreign language read and interpret dictionary entries /$fHilary Nesi 210 1$aTu?bingen, [Germany] :$cMax Niemeyer Verlag,$d2000. 210 4$d©2000 215 $a1 online resource (162 p.) 225 1 $aLexicographica. Series Maior,$x0175-9264 ;$v98 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-484-30998-9 311 $a3-11-094603-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tTable of Contents --$tIntroduction --$t1. A review of research into dictionary use and dictionary requirements --$t2. The effect of dictionary use on performance in a multiple-choice reading comprehension test --$t3. The effect of different dictionary defining styles on productive dictionary use --$t4. The effect of language background and culture on productive dictionary use --$t5. The role of examples in productive dictionary use --$t6. Concluding comments on the studies --$t7. Future trends in dictionary design --$tBibliography --$tRésumé. Utilisation et Abus de Dictionnaires d'Apprentissage --$tZusammenfassung. Gebrauch und Mißbrauch von EFL-Wörterbüchern 330 $aThe 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 that dictionary use during a reading comprehension test affected completion speed but not test scores. The apparent failure of dictionary use to improve comprehension is attributed to the test itself, the dictionaries, and the users' choice of look-up words. The ability of users to interpret dictionary entries is investigated in three further studies which use computers to gather data on large numbers of individual consultations. The findings indicate that there is little difference between three major EFL dictionaries in terms of speed of consultation and overall productive success. They also indicate that Malaysian ESL subjects, who have higher vocabulary scores, are slower in their reading and less successful in their interpretation of entries than Portuguese EFL subjects. Finally, the findings suggest that overall productive success is unaffected by the presence or absence of examples. The experimental findings lead to the conclusion that dictionary consultation is a process in which users match pre-existing beliefs about word meaning and behaviour against segments in the dictionary entry. Such segments are often selected because they are familiar-sounding and conceptually accessible, but may contain only incomplete or non-essential information. Where pre-existing beliefs and dictionary information conflict, dictionary information is sometimes overridden. Thus word knowledge acquired from a single consultation is often insufficient to ensure productive success. Although it is probably inevitable that word knowledge will be acquired slowly, through multiple encounters, modifications to the dictionary entry and the training of users might help to avoid serious misinterpretation of dictionary information. 410 0$aLexicographica.$pSeries maior ;$v98. 606 $aLanguage and languages$xStudy and teaching 606 $aEncyclopedias and dictionaries 606 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aEncyclopedias and dictionaries. 615 0$aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers. 676 $a428/.0071 686 $aHE 322$2rvk 700 $aNesi$b Hilary$01584040 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789335603321 996 $aThe use and abuse of EFL dictionaries$93867615 997 $aUNINA