Millennials as Dictionary Users: A Study of Dictionary Use Habits of Serbian EFL Students

Knežević, Ljiljana; Halupka-Rešetar, Sabina; Miškeljin, Ivana; Milić, Mira

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“…In recent years, a body of research has addressed dictionary use in language settings (Alhatmi, 2019;Chen, 2016;Knežević et al, 2021;Li, 2019;Takkaç-Tulgar, 2017). Although the literature covers mainly monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, this review will focus on four major themes directly related to the scope of this paper.…”

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English as a Foreign Language University (EFL) Students’ Perception of Dictionary Use and Training

Jiménez

2023

Rev. Educación

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This article examines students’ perceptions of dictionary use and training in English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The needs of English as a foreign language students in terms of specific dictionary types have received little attention. This research was conducted with 48 English as a foreign language students at a public university in Costa Rica over a year. The researcher used a survey (Appendix 1) to collect students’ opinions about the role of the dictionary in their major. Data indicates that: 1) not all dictionary types are known and used by students, 2) students favor the electronic dictionary over the paper dictionary, and 3) dictionary instruction is weak despite its perceived importance by learners. These conclusions are consistent with the literature surveyed. Furthermore, students’ opinions suggest that dictionary instruction and exposure have not been adequately approached in the language educational program. These results should advance new educational policies that promote the systematic and progressive inclusion of dictionary instruction across the study plan.

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English as a Foreign Language University (EFL) Students’ Perception of Dictionary Use and Training

Jiménez

2023

Rev. Educación

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“…They can increase learning motivation, and students can study independently (Dashtestani, 2013). Empirical evidence also indicates that language learners generally prefer bilingual to monolingual dictionaries because a native language equivalent usually is far easier to understand and process than a definition in the foreign language (Knezevic et al, 2021). Another study found that specialized dictionaries enhance the students' learning outcomes (Milić et al, 2018).…”

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Digital Versus Printed Multilingual Dictionary: Developing Young Learners' English Literacy

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Agustini

Budasi

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This study aimed to compare the effect of digital and printed multilingual dictionaries on young learners' literacy. Besides, it also explored the students’ responses on the implementation of those dictionaries. To achieve the study's objectives, the researchers followed a sequential mixed method that started with the quantitative method and followed with the qualitative method. There were two classes involved in this study. Those two classes were selected using the matching technique. One class was treated as an experimental class, while the other was the control class. To collect the study's data, the researchers used a literacy test for the quantitative method and a questionnaire, and an interview guide for the qualitative method. The quantitative data were analyzed statistically using an independent t-test, while the qualitative data were analyzed using an interactive data analysis model. This study statistically confirmed that the digital multilingual dictionary was better than the printed dictionary. The results of the questionnaire and interview supported the finding that young learners had positive responses toward the use of both dictionary, however they also affirmed that the digital dictionary was more interesting and could help them more to study English vocabulary with the pronunciations.

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“…Estudios que han abordado cuáles eran las preferencias del usuario han comprobado que el prestigio del diccionario cuenta, pero sin llegar a ser un factor desequilibrante frente a la posibilidad de una descarga o una consulta gratis (Méndez Santos y Sala Caja, 2019). De hecho, se ha constatado que buena de los usuarios ni siquiera sabe el nombre de los que emplea (Nomdedeu, 2019;Knežević, 2021). 14 Collins (2016) comenta que un 37% de los que poseían un DEP no lo usaban nunca y destaca que los argumentos del debate papel vs. electrónico se han desplazado a DEP vs. diccionarios online en lo que respecta a la portabilidad, la inmediatez, la accesibilidad y facilidad de la búsqueda.…”

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Caja

2022

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A lo largo de la historia, el trabajo y la producción lexicográficahan avanzado de la mano de la tecnología. Su alianza se reforzó con la llegada de las computadoras en las últimas décadas del siglo XX, pero este hecho afectó poco al usuario finaldel diccionario, a excepción de algunos países asiáticos, donde se desarrollaron más los diccionarios electrónicos portátiles (DEP). En cambio, la generalización de internet y de los dispositivos móviles sí ha modificadoradicalmente su comportamiento hacia las obras de referencia, que han aumentado no solo en número sino también en variedad. Hoy en día se está observando cómo las nuevas generaciones se apropian de estas nuevas herramientas digitales y adaptan sus hábitos de uso a ellas, dejando atrás los sinsabores de las consultas soportes de papel, pero arrinconando al mismo tiempo el empleo del diccionario. El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionarsobre los cambios que la digitalización ha provocado en los valores que los usuarios atribuían a los diccionarios. Con este fin,se han divido la transición del papel a lo digital en tres etapas cronológicas y se han separado las cualidades de los diccionarios en dos grupos: las que llevaban a los usuarios a adquirir uno y las que los llevaban a consultarlo. Se repasa para cada una de ellas el progreso acontecido en las obras lexicográficasy se contrastan con los estudios acerca de actitudes, creencias y hábitos de uso realizados desde la perspectiva del usuario. De esta forma ha sido posible argumentar con detalle la pérdida de valor de los diccionarios y relacionarla con el proceso de sustitución por otras herramientas de consulta. Finalmente, aunque en segundo plano, el repaso también pretende visibilizar el papel jugado por los diccionarios electrónicos portátiles, muchas veces olvidados por el hecho de que su uso se limitó a unos pocos países alejados de occidente.

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Millennials as Dictionary Users: A Study of Dictionary Use Habits of Serbian EFL Students

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

English as a Foreign Language University (EFL) Students’ Perception of Dictionary Use and Training

English as a Foreign Language University (EFL) Students’ Perception of Dictionary Use and Training

Digital Versus Printed Multilingual Dictionary: Developing Young Learners' English Literacy

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