| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Language learning & language teaching,
1569-9471 ;
v. 22
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Language learning and language teaching ; v. 22.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Dictionary Use in Foreign Language Writing Exams; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of key acronyms; 1. What is the problem with dictionaries?; 2. On dictionaries and writing; 3. Does the dictionary really make a difference?; 4. How do test takers use dictionaries?; 5. When the dictionary becomes a liability; 6. What do the test takers think of having a dictionary?; 7. Some more test taker perspectives; 8. Having a dictionary in writing exams -- is it useful and is it fair?; 9. Maximizing the opportunity and minimizing the liability. |
| Summary |
This book provides an in-depth analysis of what happens when intermediate level learners of a foreign language use a bilingual dictionary when writing. Dictionaries are frequently promoted to people learning a foreign language. Nevertheless, teachers often talk about their students' inability to use dictionaries properly, especially when they write, and this can be problematic. This book paints a comprehensive picture of the differences a dictionary makes and brings out the implications for language learning, teaching, and testing practices. It draws on research in which participants in three. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Composition (Language arts) -- Ability testing.
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Composition (Language arts) -- Ability testing. |
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Composition (Language arts) |
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Rhetoric -- Ability testing.
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Rhetoric. |
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Ability -- Testing. |
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Use studies.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries. |
| Genre/Form |
Use studies.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: East, Martin. Dictionary use in foreign language writing exams. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008 9789027219831 9027219834 (DLC) 2008010429 (OCoLC)192082694 |
| ISBN |
9789027290571 (electronic book) |
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9027290571 (electronic book) |
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9789027219831 |
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9027219834 |
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