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Investigating the Effectiveness of the Uses of Electronic and Paper-Based Dictionaries in Promoting Incidental Word Learning

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Hybrid Learning: Innovation in Educational Practices (ICHL 2015)

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Although there are a numerous of studies in the facilitative effects of dictionary consultation in promoting word learning, no research has ever been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a hybrid use of paper-based and electronic dictionaries. The present research, therefore, responds to this call and compares the effectiveness of the pure use of either paper-based or electronic dictionary and the hybrid use of both. The empirical results demonstrate the superiority of the paper-based dictionary over the electronic dictionary, the usefulness of repetition and the greater effectiveness of the hybrid use of both paper-based and electronic dictionary than the pure use of either. We further conclude that the significance of processing for constructing memory, repetition for consolidating memory and diversity for reinforcing memory should be emphasized.

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The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (UGC/FDS11/E06/14).

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  1. English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Di Zou

  2. Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Haoran Xie & Fu Lee Wang

  3. Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Tak-Lam Wong

  4. Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China

    Qingyuan Wu

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  2. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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Zou, D., Xie, H., Wang, F.L., Wong, TL., Wu, Q. (2015). Investigating the Effectiveness of the Uses of Electronic and Paper-Based Dictionaries in Promoting Incidental Word Learning. In: Cheung, S., Kwok, Lf., Yang, H., Fong, J., Kwan, R. (eds) Hybrid Learning: Innovation in Educational Practices. ICHL 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9167. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20621-9_5

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