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Dictionary Activities

Cindy Leaney

Dictionary Activities is a fantastic teaching resource which helps students get to know their dictionaries by explaining dictionary features and how to navigate them. The book also covers more complex topics such as collocations, idioms and word building. Dictionary Activities also looks at the use of electronic dictionaries and other non-standard specialized dictionaries such as picture dictionaries. In addition to providing over 90 dictionary activities to use in the language classroom, this book is also invaluable to any teacher who wants to improve their own knowledge of how dictionaries work. Dictionary Activities contains eight chapters which deal with: Confidence and dictionary skills-building activities, vocabulary-building activities, grammar activities, pronunciation activities, reading and writing activities, quick activities, CD-ROM and electronic dictionary activities and specialized dictionaries.A wealth of ideas for building dictionary skills in class and making the most of dictionaries as a teaching resource.

GenresEnglish languageDictionariesStudy and teachingVocabulary

150 pages, 11 editions

English edition · First published 2007 by Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9780511277573

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Editions

11 editions

English

  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511277573 This page
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511321832
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511278167
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511276354
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9786610850570
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511497674
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511279348
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9781280850578
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9781107158269
  • Dictionary Activities · Cambridge University Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780511278747

German

  • Dictionary Activities · ISBN 9783125333079

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