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Peer reviewedCobb, Tom – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1999
Examined how Omani college students studying English for Academic Purposes used concordance and database software to create their own dictionaries of words to learn. A control group used a word list and dictionary. The experimental method combined the benefits of list coverage with some of the benefits of lexical acquisition through natural…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Download full textMills, Jon – 1994
Discussion of the use of computerized concordancers (computer software packages that enable large quantities of text to be searched for all occurrences of a particular lexical item) focuses on their potential as a tool for students to use in learning a second language. In considering the pedagogical value of such tools, three areas are considered.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries
