A Study of the Relationship between Type of Dictionary Used and Lexical Proficiency in Writings of Iranian EFL Students

Autor/inn/en	Vahdany, Fereidoon; Abdollahzadeh, Milad; Gholami, Shokoufeh; Ghanipoor, Mahmood
Titel	A Study of the Relationship between Type of Dictionary Used and Lexical Proficiency in Writings of Iranian EFL Students
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5 (2014) 6, S.31-38 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Dictionaries; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Correlation; Writing Skills; Bilingualism; Language Proficiency; Preferences; Interviews; Educational Benefits; Student Attitudes; Quasiexperimental Design; Foreign Countries; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Language Tests; Iran; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Dictionary; Wörterbuch; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Korrelation; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Bilingualismus; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsertrag; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	This study aimed at investigating the relationship between types of dictionaries used and lexical proficiency in writing. Eighty TOEFL students took part in responding to two Questionnaires collecting information about their dictionary type preferences and habits of dictionary use, along with an interview for further in-depth responses. They were also asked to write a composition to be evaluated on their lexical proficiency. According to the results, the most frequently used dictionary type was Bilingual (E-P) Desk Dictionary (BDD) and the least favored dictionaries were Bilingual (P-E) Desk Dictionary (BDD2) and Bilingual (P-E) Mobile Dictionary (BMD). Referring to dictionaries in search of meaning during reading-writing, and after speaking-listening were the most common habits of students. Additionally, a significant relationship between the type of dictionary and lexical proficiency in participant's writing was found. There was also a correlation between skill in dictionary use and lexical proficiency in writing. These findings entail some pedagogical benefits to enhance learners' lexical competence by modifying the type of learners' preferred dictionary and their habits in dictionary use. (As Provided).
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