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The Use of Pocket Electronic Dictionaries by Thai University Students

Lexikos, 2011
<p>ABSTRACT: This article reports on a small-scale study of Thai-speaking learners using pocket electronic dictionaries (PEDs) to read an English news article. It investigates how the subjects use their PEDs for reading comprehension.
Atipat Boonmoh
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Embarrassing Anecdotes and Recovery: Language Attitudes and the Consequences of Haiti's Language Policy

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Only 5% of the Haitian population is fully bilingual in French and Kreyòl. On the contrary, 95% of the population is monolingual in the native language, Kreyòl. The purpose of this research is to examine the attitudes of Haitian high school students toward Kreyòl and French, particularly as official languages, and investigate the effects of ...
Gerdine Michel Ulysse
wiley   +1 more source

A trilingual dictionary Yilumbu–French–English : an ongoing project [PDF]

, 2009
In this article, an account is given of the planning of a trilingual dictionary Yilumbu– French–English. The focus is on the target user, the purpose, nature and typology of the planned dictionary.
Mavoungou, Paul Achille
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Guidelines For Compiling A Monolingual Dictionary

Forum for Linguistic Studies
The article discusses the linguistic foundations of lexicography as a field of study, focusing on the principles of dictionary compilation. The practice of dictionary-making is a tradition that has developed in parallel with human civilization, language formation, and the emergence of writing.
Botakoz Nurtankyzy Nurzhanova, Berdibek Nuraldauuly Biyarov, Aigerim Kozhakhmet   +2 more
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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick, Steve Morris, Theodore Mills   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Criteria for Selecting a Monolingual Dictionary for Learners [PDF]

, 2003
P(論文)There are a bewildering number of monolingual dictionaries on the market in Japan, including new learner dictionaries which give students a great deal of potentially useful information about how to use words.
1818, Rogers, Colin
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Beyond Compartmentalized L1/L2 Teaching: Connecting Languages to Foster In‐Depth Learning and Multi/Trans Lingual Selves

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines elementary Grade 5 and 6 students’ emic perspectives on their L1 French and L2 English teachers’ cross‐curricular efforts to build linguistic and conceptual bridges. Drawing on research on translanguaging pedagogies and recent motivation scholarship, we propose a multi‐competence view of motivation that aligns more closely ...
Sunny Man Chu Lau, Andrée‐Anne Tremblay   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diving Into Language Teacher Beliefs: Experience and Contexts in Plurilingual Classrooms

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the pedagogical beliefs of French and English language teachers in a diverse, plurilingual context. Drawing on data from 57 pre‐service and in‐service teachers, it examines how beliefs vary according to teaching experience and target language (TL) taught in diverse educational settings.
Pierre‐Luc Paquet, Nerea Villabona, Mikel Gartziarena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese University Students’ Motivation to Learn Greek: A Transnational Postdigital Exploration

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on the motivation of learners of Languages Other Than English (LOTE) has grown steadily in recent years; however, most studies focus on classroom‐based activities and seldom consider how transnational experiences or digital practices contribute to motivational development.
Zhen Li, Aretousa Giannakou, Yuji Du
wiley   +1 more source

Style labels in monolingual English learner’s dictionaries [PDF]

, 2003
The study researches the stylistic information offered in English dictionaries. The following four British dictionaries are compared: Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (COBUILD) Dictionary of Contemporary English (DCE) Oxford Advanced Learners´ Dictionary of Current English (OALD) Cambridge International Dictionary of English (CIDE) Language learners ...
openaire   +2 more sources