Can dictionary skills be taught? The effectiveness of lexicographic training for primary-school-level Polish learners of English

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dc.contributor.authorLew, Robert
dc.contributor.authorGalas, Katarzyna
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-28T12:12:31Z
dc.date.available2010-04-28T12:12:31Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractIn the present paper we examine the question of whether dictionary reference skills can be taught effectively in the classroom. To this end, we test the reference skills of a group of Polish primary-school students attending English classes twice: prior to and following a 12-session specially-designed training program. Despite the subjects high confidence in their reference skills reported in the accompanying questionnaire, they performed rather poorly on the pre-test. Following a training program, the performance improves substantially and significantly more than in a matched control group. We conclude that a dictionary skills training program may be effective in teaching language learners at this level to use dictionaries more effectively, though different skills benefit to different degrees.pl_PL
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the XIII EURALEX International Congress, Bernal, Elisenda, and Janet DeCesaris (eds.), 1273-1285.pl_PL
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10593/342
dc.language.isoenpl_PL
dc.publisherUniversitat Pompeu Fabrapl_PL
dc.subjectLexicographypl_PL
dc.subjectDictionary skillspl_PL
dc.titleCan dictionary skills be taught? The effectiveness of lexicographic training for primary-school-level Polish learners of Englishpl_PL
dc.typeRozdział z książkipl_PL

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