Towards effective dictionary use by L2 learners: in search of new perspectives

• Authors: Ewelina Wojtyś
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Pedagogical dictionaries are considered as a primary source of valuable lexical and grammatical information. Unfortunately, as empirical research reveals, they are not exploited effectively enough by L2 learners mostly due to the lack of appropriate skills and teachers’ frequent ignorance about the necessity for strategy training. This article aims at presenting findings from selected studies on the difficulties encountered by L2 learners during dictionary use as well as on the complexity of their look-up behaviour. In its second part the innovative concept of dictionary consultation during L2 writing examinations is discussed.

Keywords

EN

dictionary use; L2 writing examinations

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 33
• Pages: 169-179

Contributors

author

Ewelina Wojtyś

• Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland

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