Dictionary Use by Korean EFL College Students
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The present study investigates the needs and habits of Korean EFL college students in using English dictionaries. The data from the survey questionnaire reveals that about 60% of the students have never been taught how to use an English dictionary. Most students had at least one English dictionary; English-Korean dictionaries were the most common. Pocket electronic dictionary ownership included 38.6% of the students. Participants favored bilingual dictionaries over monolingual dictionaries particularly when finding meaning of unknown words was the main purpose. Other information such as pronunciation, usage, and examples was of secondary importance, and collocation information and the introduction in the front matter of a dictionary were almost never used. The most desired features in a dictionary were portability, quick and easy search, rich content, and comprehensibility.
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The present study investigates the needs and habits of Korean EFL college students in using English dictionaries. The data from the survey questionnaire reveals that about 60% of the students have never been taught how to use an English dictionary. Most students had at least one English dictionary; English-Korean dictionaries were the most common. Pocket electronic dictionary ownership included 38.6% of the students. Participants favored bilingual dictionaries over monolingual dictionaries particularly when finding meaning of unknown words was the main purpose. Other information such as pronunciation, usage, and examples was of secondary importance, and collocation information and the introduction in the front matter of a dictionary were almost never used. The most desired features in a dictionary were portability, quick and easy search, rich content, and comprehensibility.