Comments on: What kind of dictionary do you use? particularly I want to ask it for ESL learners? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-kind-of-dictionary-do-you-use-particularly-i-want-to-ask-it-for-esl-learners/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Profuy http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-kind-of-dictionary-do-you-use-particularly-i-want-to-ask-it-for-esl-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Profuy Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:42:02 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-kind-of-dictionary-do-you-use-particularly-i-want-to-ask-it-for-esl-learners/#comment-970 Getting the right dictionary is important in your learning process. I don't know what level you are in, but I'd suggest you get a monolingual dictionary such as Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary A fully updated edition with frequency information, collocation boxes, and, on the CD-ROM, exam-practice exercises for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS and BEC. A fully updated paperback edition of the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary with new, up-to-date vocabulary (e.g. sex-up, speed-dating, whiteboard), new 'mini-collocation' boxes, and new frequency information to highlight the most important words to learn. A version of the dictionary with CD-ROM is also available. There's another dictionary which I highly recommend. Longman Language Activator (LLA) by Addison Wesley Longman From 'excellent' to 'superb'! This new edition of THE writing dictionary expands students' vocabulary effectively, and helps them express their ideas more accurately. This dictionary takes you from a key word or basic idea, such as 'good', and shows you more related words or phrases with information on register, context and grammar structures. Getting the right dictionary is important in your learning process. I don’t know what level you are in, but I’d suggest you get a monolingual dictionary such as

Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
A fully updated edition with frequency information, collocation boxes, and, on the CD-ROM, exam-practice exercises for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS and BEC. A fully updated paperback edition of the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary with new, up-to-date vocabulary (e.g. sex-up, speed-dating, whiteboard), new ‘mini-collocation’ boxes, and new frequency information to highlight the most important words to learn. A version of the dictionary with CD-ROM is also available.

There’s another dictionary which I highly recommend.
Longman Language Activator (LLA)
by Addison Wesley Longman

From ‘excellent’ to ’superb’! This new edition of THE writing dictionary expands students’ vocabulary effectively, and helps them express their ideas more accurately. This dictionary takes you from a key word or basic idea, such as ‘good’, and shows you more related words or phrases with information on register, context and grammar structures.

]]> By: February1 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-kind-of-dictionary-do-you-use-particularly-i-want-to-ask-it-for-esl-learners/comment-page-1/#comment-969 February1 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:51:40 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-kind-of-dictionary-do-you-use-particularly-i-want-to-ask-it-for-esl-learners/#comment-969 When I was teaching ESL I used a few different dictionaries with students. It depended on their level. I used to suggest a children's picture dictionary for beginners. There are dictionaries that have photographs of common things and everything in the photograph is labeled with the name. For example a bicycle. The pedals, handle bars, seat, brakes, etc would all be labeled. When I was teaching ESL I used a few different dictionaries with students. It depended on their level. I used to suggest a children’s picture dictionary for beginners. There are dictionaries that have photographs of common things and everything in the photograph is labeled with the name. For example a bicycle. The pedals, handle bars, seat, brakes, etc would all be labeled.

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