Creating Specialised Dictionaries for Foreign Language Learners: A Case Study

Kaalep, Heiki-Jaan; Mikk, Jaan

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“…Moreover, Nesi and Meara (1994) indicate that the information provided by monolingual dictionaries are partially understood by some and misunderstood by other learners. Furthermore, Kaalep and Mikk (2008) argue that the major problem of monolingual dictionaries is that the language in which the definitions are given are hard to understand by L2 language learners. Additionally, Chen (2011) asserts that bilingual entries are ideal for quick understanding.…”

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The Influence of Electronic Dictionaries on Vocabulary Knowledge Extension

Rezaei¹,

Davoudi²

2016

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Vocabulary learning needs special strategies in language learning process. The use of dictionaries is a great help in vocabulary learning and nowadays the emergence of electronic dictionaries has added a new and valuable resource for vocabulary learning. The present study aims to explore the influence of Electronic Dictionaries (ED) Vs. Paper Dictionaries (PD) on vocabulary learning and retention of Iranian EFL learners. Seventy college students formed the participants of the study. Before the treatment, a Preliminary English Test was used for assessing the participants' homogeneity. The participants were assigned to Electronic Dictionary (ED) group and Paper Dictionary (PD) group. The treatment lasted for 15 sessions. Eighty-eight new target words were selected in order to be taught in this study. The ED group participants were asked to use their mobile dictionary (Blue Dict dictionary), that include eight popular different dictionaries. The participants of the PD group used their ordinary Paper Dictionaries for finding the meaning of words. In order to check their short-term and long-term vocabulary learning, both groups took part in an immediate and delayed post-test respectively after the treatment. Based on the t-test results, the participants in ED group outperformed those of PD group. The overall results indicate that EDs can improve vocabulary learning.

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The Influence of Electronic Dictionaries on Vocabulary Knowledge Extension

Rezaei¹,

Davoudi²

2016

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“…Revisamos a continuación las características o requisitos de ese diccionario para estudiantes de ESP partiendo para ello de algunos de los principios aceptados en este campo del saber, que pueden estudiarse con más detalle en la literatura especializada, por ejemplo en Bogaards (1996), Fuertes-Olivera (2010a y 2012) Fuertes-Olivera y Arribas-Baño (2008), Kaalep y Mikk (2008), Pujol, Corrius y Masnou (2006), Rundell (1999), Scholfield (1999) Tarp (2004Tarp ( ) y (2008, y Verlinde y Binon (2009). Por motivos de espacio vamos a referirnos a tres requisitos básicos y generales que afectan a todos los tipos de diccionarios pedagógicos.…”

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El papel de los diccionarios pedagógicos especializados en la enseñanza/aprendizaje del ESP

Fuertes-Olivera

ALba²

2012

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Con el nombre de Inglés para Fines Específicos, mas conocido por el acrónimo inglés ESP, nos referimos a la variedad de la lengua inglesa que se enseña a los estudiantes matriculados en carreras como Económicas, Turismo, Medicina e Ingenierías. Desde sus inicios hasta la fecha hemos asistido a un gran crecimiento en el número de estudiantes y cursos ofertados, que ha obligado a poner en marcha prácticas docentes autónomas, es decir sin la participación de expertos en el campo, y replicativas, es decir prácticas que fueron inicialmente diseñadas para el aprendizaje de las destrezas profesionales, como por ejemplo el uso del estudio de casos procedente de los Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Ambos procesos, unidos al desarrollo del inglés como lingua franca y al interés por el desarrollo de una metodología que favorezca la autonomía de los estudiantes, se han traducido en un desarrollo espectacular de herramientas docentes de Internet. En este marco se sitúa este trabajo que se organiza en tres grandes apartados: (1) una precisión del concepto de ESP y una reinterpretación del mismo; (2) una revisión del concepto de lexicografía y del diccionario pedagógico; (3) una descripción de las posibilidades que ofrecen los diccionarios de Internet para poder leer textos de inglés empresarial/inglés económico. El artículo finaliza resumiendo las principales ideas defendidas en este trabajo.From its inception in the early 1960s, English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has grown to become one of the most prominent areas of EFL teaching. ESP is usually concerned with the teaching of English used in academic studies and/or professional activities, especially the teaching of English related with Business/Economics, Tourism, Medicine, and Engineering. As the number of courses and students has grown considerably the original team teaching methodology is being substituted by a more autonomous approach in which both ESP instructors and students have to acquire knowledge of the basic concepts of the field by themselves, as well as upgrade their discourse competence. This new approach lends support to recent developments in the field of learner’s autonomy, especially those based on Internet (for example, Moodle) that are being promoted in this era of shortages and lack of resources. Within this framework, this article offers a review of the state of art regarding ESP, formulates a reconceptualization of the concept with the aim of making room to two recent developments: the consolidation of English as lingua franca; and the possibilities offered by the Internet for teaching and learning. It also enumerates the main basic requirements of pedagogically-oriented specialised dictionaries and illustrates some of their potentialities for assisting users in a reading situation. The article finishes by summarising the main conclusions drawn.

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“…Search possibilities in paper dictionaries are limited: the search is restricted to the arrangement of contents by the lexicographer, which is always alphabetical (Sallas 2001) and, therefore, is limited to the search for an exact word (Santana et al 1996: 70). In contrast, searches in electronic dictionaries are quicker and more flexible because they incorporate more advanced search techniques (Sánchez 2004b: 181, Kaalep and Mikk 2008).…”

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Search Techniques in Electronic Dictionaries: A Classification for Translators

Pastor¹,

Alcina²

2010

International Journal of Lexicography

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Translators, and language professionals in general, have long claimed that dictionaries are deficient, especially regarding access and updating of content. Some authors have also noted that these deficiencies are compounded by the fact that language professionals do not receive (proper) training in dictionary use, and therefore do not fully benefit from them. Electronic dictionaries include new search capabilities, not found in traditional dictionaries, that could meet users' needs. However, the diversity of search options in electronic dictionaries makes their classification difficult, and consequently hinders training in their use. Systematization of search techniques in electronic dictionaries would favor the teaching and learning process, and could also facilitate the task of lexicographers and terminographers in the creation of new and more standardized electronic dictionaries. In this paper we classify search techniques in electronic dictionaries by focusing on three elements that are common to every search and that, taken together, encompass all the search possibilities we have observed in electronic dictionaries. IntroductionTerminology is a key factor in translators' work. The development of specialized fields has grown hand in hand with advancements in science and technology. Translators have to meet the challenge imposed by high levels of text specialization, as well as the thematic diversity of the texts to be translated. These market demands explain why translators are calling for resources to satisfy their terminological needs quickly and effectively (Alcina 2009).The use of electronic dictionaries has many advantages over the traditional paper dictionary. However, access to the lexicon and terminology of a dictionary presents certain difficulties, partly due to the lack of user knowledge (even among language experts such as translators) about how a dictionary can be queried to access this kind of information, and partly due to the diversity of ways a dictionary can be consulted (in different areas of the dictionary, with different operators, in widely varied interfaces) which vary from one dictionary to another.Many studies can be found in the literature on dictionary use by translators

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Creating Specialised Dictionaries for Foreign Language Learners: A Case Study

Cited by 8 publications

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The Influence of Electronic Dictionaries on Vocabulary Knowledge Extension

The Influence of Electronic Dictionaries on Vocabulary Knowledge Extension

El papel de los diccionarios pedagógicos especializados en la enseñanza/aprendizaje del ESP

Search Techniques in Electronic Dictionaries: A Classification for Translators

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