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Mesiti, Carmel; Artigue, Michèle; Grau, Valeska; Novotná, Jarmila – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
A significant distinguishing characteristic of the International Classroom Lexicon Project was the documentation of classroom pedagogical practices of mathematics teachers in the original languages of ten communities. These lexicons provide us with an opportunity to compare identified teacher practices within these communities. In this paper, we…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Global Approach, Mathematics Education, Comparative Education
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Miller, Julia – Journal of Learning Design, 2012
Many people imagine dictionaries to be bulky tomes that are hard to lift and are only useful for quick translations or to check the meaning or spelling of difficult words. This paper aims to dispel that myth and show how online versions of monolingual English learners' dictionaries (MELDs) can be used pedagogically to engage students in academic…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Dictionaries, Spelling, Foreign Countries
Australian Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes the new dictionary of Australian English. (HTH)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Lexicography
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Thornton-Smith, C. B. – Babel, 1972
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Language Research, Lexicography
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Sadler, D. Royce – Australian Journal of Education, 1989
A sequential screening procedure has been proposed in Queensland, based on what is known in decision theory as a 'lexicographic ordering.' The concept is explained, and some of the associated assumptions, implications and shortcomings are examined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
SILIAKUS, H.J. – 1967
IN PREPARATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERAL FREQUENCY WORD LIST IN GERMAN DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS OF READING IN THE GERMAN CURRICULUM, A COMPUTER-BASED WORD COUNT WAS BEGUN IN AUSTRALIA'S UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE. USING MAGNETIC TAPES CONTAINING (1) A TEXT OF OVER 100,000 RUNNING WORDS, (2) 1,000 MOST…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, German
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Delbridge, Arthur – World Englishes, 1999
Traces the development of "Australian English" from the 1940s to the present time, noting a radical change in both public and individual acceptance. Briefly surveys the extent of the scholarly documentation of Australian English in dictionaries and style manuals, and addresses the question of Australianness in a range of text types and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Diachronic Linguistics, Dictionaries, English (Second Language)
Gibbs, Donna, Ed.; Krause, Kerri-Lee, Ed. – 2000
This book analyzes the distinctive language and culture of the Internet. It offers a study of the fusion of linguistic, visual, and technological dimensions which characterize the World Wide Web. Recognizing that Internet language is being created at a prodigious rate, the authors set out to equip teachers and educators with a key to understanding…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers