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

Autor/inn/en	Ezeh, Nnenna Gertrude; Anyanwu, Esther Chikaodi; Onunkwo, Chibuzo Martin
Titel	Dictionary as an Effective Resource in Teaching and Learning of English as a Second Language: Complementing Instructions
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 15 (2022) 4, S.108-116 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Dictionaries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Learning Processes; Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dictionary; Wörterbuch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sekundarschüler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Learning process; Lernprozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01