Comments on: English Dictionaries

By: esol courses

esol courses — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:06:26 +0000

I thoroughly agree with the usage of English – English dictionaries. I often recommend using both. This will give the student an overall better comprehension in learning English.

By: K. Boaten

K. Boaten — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:22:00 +0000

As a user of English as a second language and a retired teacher of the subject myself, I wholeheartedly agree with the views you express in your blog. I’ve always felt strongly that students should be encouraged to use English-English Dictionary as much as possible. At the very least it enables students to learn to think in English. It’s no different from encouraging students to develop background information by reading as much and as widely as possible in English, especially on subjects that interest them.

So now with advances in technology, I’ve managed to develop an online game (www.sensedom.com) that can stimulate users to practise reading in English while also having fun in following up on their interests e.g. music, dance, art, wildlife and so on. Thereby they learn without realizing it.

The game is still evolving, but I wonder if you could kindly review it even as it develops, while also bringing it to the attention of your readers. You can use the feedback form on the site to provide me with some feedback.

By: Raysie

Raysie — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:04:17 +0000

I thorougly agree about the dictionaries. Also, I think a Thesaurus is a good starting point for ESL students. It really narrows down the words, and it is easier for them to extract meaning.

By: Grace Rimando

Grace Rimando — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:18:32 +0000

One tip in learning English is using an English - English dictionaries. Using translation dictionaries is good but it can slow down learning the English language because it still involves the learner's mother tongue instead of learning through the direct method.

By: english course

english course — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:17:52 +0000

we like this article. thanks for sharing.