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标题：Dictionary use and vocabulary choices in L2 writing
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作者：Idoia Elola ; Vanessa Rodríguez-García ; Katherine Winfrey 等
期刊名称：ELIA
印刷版ISSN：1576-5059
出版年度：2008
期号：8
页码：63-89
出版社：Univertsity of Seville
摘要：In second language (L2) writing research it is essential to focus on the learners' writing processes to understand their L2 vocabulary use; namely, limitations, choices, and misunderstandings. This article offers an overview of learners' Spanish-English online dictionary use in relation to L2 writing tasks, the strategies being used, and the limitations encountered while on task. The diverse data collection techniques—written texts, verbal protocols and interviews—provide a holistic view of students of Spanish as a foreign language in their online dictionary use, as well as information about the learners' reflections on their dictionary use. Results do not only indicate that learners use the dictionary to find a word they did not know, to check their spelling, or to ascertain the meaning of a word, but also to express themselves better or translate the complexity of their English thoughts into Spanish. However, the texts they produced result also from their limited ability in the dictionary use and inability to transfer known strategies from their first language (L1) to their L2. Finally, certain pedagogical implications are discussed to help learners achieve a better command of the dictionary
关键词：Online dictionary use; vocabulary learning strategies; ;vocabulary acquisition; dictionary strategies and second language writing