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- Many studies suggest that bilingual dictionaries are ideal for beginners, as they use a familiar language to support the introduction of additional language vocabulary, while monolingual dictionaries are more useful to advanced students.
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Jan 16, 2024 · A monolingual dictionary explains the meaning of a word in the language that you are learning. A bilingual dictionary provides a translation or explanation using another language, a language you are very familiar with, usually your native language.
Apr 26, 2021 · Today I’m going to share with you my views on using monolingual vs bilingual dictionaries for learning English, or any other language. Which is better? Well, just to be clear on what we’re talking about here, a bilingual dictionary has two languages. For example, it might have Japanese and English.
Bilingual and monolingual dictionaries both have advantages. The chief advantages of a bilingual dictionary are its brevity and simplicity. In a bilingual dictionary, you can look up a word from the target language (the language you are learning), and you will see a direct translation for this word in your native language, without having to ...
Aug 26, 2014 · Many studies suggest that bilingual dictionaries are ideal for beginners, as they use a familiar language to support the introduction of additional language vocabulary, while monolingual dictionaries are more useful to advanced students.
Oct 1, 1987 · Monolingual dictionaries for foreign-language learners tend to be unquestioningly regarded as better than bilingual dictionaries. In this article, I discuss whether this is in fact true.
- Geoff Thompson
- 1987
I believe that learners should have a bilingual dictionary on hand as a supportive tool but that training should focus on monolingual dictionary work. This is because sometimes a quick translation works best, as in the case of many concrete nouns, but it is a good idea to foster thinking and explanation in English.
Let’s look at the difference and the advantages to using both:- Monolingual dictionary. A monolingual dictionary is the one usually used by native speakers for their native language. English people use monolingual English dictionaries. Japanese people use monolingual Japanese dictionaries etc.
