ASIALEX 2023

Session

Session 3

Jun 22, 2023, 1:30 PM

Baekyang Nuri (The Commons) Level B1 (Yonsei University)

Conveners

Session 3: Dictionary Use and User Studies

• Hae-Yun Jung

51. Developing "Can do" descriptors for L2 dictionary use: A preliminary version

Naho Kawamoto , Yukio Tono

6/22/23, 1:30 PM

There is a growing influence of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) around the world as a generic descriptive tool for foreign language proficiency. Asian regions are no exception. Countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, among others have used the CEFR as a guideline for their foreign language policy making. China developed their original framework...

52. Inaccuracy of an e-dictionary and its influence on Chinese language users

Fanfei Meng, Xi Wang , Shiyang Zhang, Lan Li

6/22/23, 2:00 PM

Electronic dictionaries have replaced most paper dictionaries and have become the primary learning tools in assisting L2 learners in expanding their lexical repertoire. Generally, users tend to assume the definitions in E-dictionaries are reliable and barely question the validity of the descriptions provided. The accuracy of major E-dictionaries is not commonly challenged, and the formation of...

53. Don’t throw your paper dictionary away! Using different types of dictionaries for improving EFL vocabulary learning

Massimo Salgaro

6/22/23, 2:30 PM

The digitalization has revolutionized L2 acquisition and fostered a great diffusion of online dictionaries (Müller-Spitzer 2014). But experiments comparing online to paper-based dictionaries provide mixed results (Lew&DeSchryver 2014): Chen (2010) did not find significant differences for vocabulary acquisition between the two kind of dictionaries, while Allharbi (2016) and Dziemianko (2010)...