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Dictionary as an Effective Resource in Teaching and Learning of English as a Second Language: Complementing Instructions

English language teaching (Toronto), 2022-03, Vol.15 (4), p.108

ISSN: 1916-4742 ;EISSN: 1916-4750 ;DOI: 10.5539/elt.v15n4p108

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  • Title:
    Dictionary as an Effective Resource in Teaching and Learning of English as a Second Language: Complementing Instructions
  • Author: Ezeh, Nnenna Gertrude ; Anyanwu, Esther Chikaodi ; Onunkwo, Chibuzo Martin
  • Subjects: Dictionaries ; English (Second Language) ; Foreign Countries ; Instructional Effectiveness ; Language Proficiency ; Learning Processes ; Second Language Instruction ; Second Language Learning ; Secondary School Students ; Secondary School Teachers ; Teaching Methods
  • Is Part Of: English language teaching (Toronto), 2022-03, Vol.15 (4), p.108
  • Description: Second language learning requires conscious and persistent efforts on the part of the learner, to achieve significant proficiency. Generally, students show complacency towards learning a new language, as a result of frustrating factors such as unfamiliar vocabularies, mixing words with different textual meanings, difficulties in adopting the mechanics of effective writing and others. The dictionary as a learning resource, helps in ameliorating these challenges; serving as a complementary aid for learners, and even teachers in the choice of pedagogic strategies. The methodology adopts a quantitative design in assessing the effectiveness of the use of dictionaries, amongst secondary school teachers and students in Nigeria, using appropriate questionnaires. The result revealed the indispensable role of the dictionary as a learning resource in an ESL environment, and its maximal benefits when students are proactively trained to use it.
  • Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education Canada
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1916-4742
    EISSN: 1916-4750
    DOI: 10.5539/elt.v15n4p108
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