The effects of using paper and electronic monolingual English learners’ dictionaries while reading on students in-depth vocabulary knowledge

Abstract EN

Learning new words is a primary concern for most learners.

Accordingly, many EFL students make use of English-English dictionaries, paper and electronic to develop their vocabulary.

The purpose of this quasiexperimental study is to examine the effects of using dictionaries on students’ in-depth vocabulary knowledge.

The results showed that students’ in-depth vocabulary knowledge improved when they used their dictionaries, in particular electronic ones.

Thus, using dictionaries as a learning tool deserves more attention in the context of EFL vocabulary learning and teaching.