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ERIC Number: EJ596874
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Building Vocabulary: Dictionary Consultation and the ESL Student.
Gonzalez, Orsini
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v43 n3 p264-70 Nov 1999
Describes two activities (the use of a newspaper and consultation with a dictionary) that English-as-a-second language (ESL) college students can use to independently learn new vocabulary. Finds that dictionary work was laborious but necessary, and that ESL students need to be taught prudent use of the dictionary. (SR)
Descriptors: College Students, Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Reading Research, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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