| Titel: |
Comparing electronic and printed dictionaries: Their effects on lexical processing strategy use, word retention, and reading comprehension |
| Personen: | Kobayashi, Chiho |
| Jahr: |
2007 |
| Typ: |
Aufsatz |
| Verlag: |
JALT |
| Ortsangabe: |
Tokyo |
| In: |
Bradford-Watts, Kim (Hg.): JALT2006 Conference Proceedings: Community, Identity, Motivation, Tokyo, China, 2 - 5 November 2006 |
| Seiten: |
657-671 |
| Untersuchte Sprachen: |
Englisch*English |
| Schlagwörter: |
Benutzungsforschung*usage research
Didaktische Nutzung*educational purposes
elektronisches Taschenwörterbuch*pocket electronic dictionary
Fremdspracherwerb*foreign/second language acquisition
Printlexikografie*print lexicography
Textrezeption*text reception
Wortschatz*vocabulary
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| URI: |
https://jalt-publications.org/archive/proceedings/2006/E112.pdf |
| Zuletzt besucht: |
19.10.2020 |
| Abstract: |
This article reports the results of a study investigating the impact of pocket electronic dictionaries (EDs) compared with printed dictionaries (PDs) on the lexical processing strategies (LPSs; consult, infer, or ignore) (Fraser, 1999a, 1999b) used by Japanese university students to deal with unfamiliar words while reading. The study also examined the effects of EDs on word retention and reading comprehension. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through retrospective think-aloud protocols, a reading comprehension test, and two types
of vocabulary tests. Overall, EDs do not appear to significantly influence students' LPS use, word retention, or reading comprehension. However, the use of EDs may result in an increase in the frequency of dictionary consultation, accompanied by varying degrees of decrease in the frequency of inferring. Frequent dictionary consultation may result in less interaction with the textual context, particularly for some low-proficiency students. |