Making the Most of Learner Dictionaries (American Edition)

This course focuses on modern dictionaries for learners of English. The goal is to equip you with the knowledge and practical expertise that you will need to help your students make the most of this important reference and learning tool. We'll talk about how innovative resources used to create today's dictionaries, examine their most important features, and discuss what it means to make good use of dictionaries and the key principles that underpin good dictionary use. With the help of practical activities that you can download and use in the classroom, you'll be able to help your students choose the dictionary that is right for them, and show them how to make the most of it.

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions.

Michela Clari has been working in the field of lexicography and language reference publishing for over 25 years. She was born and educated in Italy, where she completed a degree in English and German language and literature, with a thesis in linguistics. In the late nineties Michela became Editorial Director for Collins Bilingual Dictionaries and the COBUILD ELT range. In this role, she had publishing and editorial responsibility for the full range of Collins dictionary titles for language learners, and for designing and launching new product ranges for both the trade and educational markets, in the UK and internationally. For many years Michela has been a regular presenter at major language conferences, such as TESOL, IATEFL, ALL, the British Council and EURALEX, in the UK, Europe, Asia and the States. Her interests include corpus-based lexicography, language learning, language reference publishing both print and digital, and e-learning.

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Requirements:

Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.

Syllabus:

All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.

A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.

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