2017 Spring: 通識英文 Internet & Vocabulary Tools
Internet & Vocabulary Tool 1
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| Some acronyms | |
| 1. CALL 2. CELL 3. TELL 4. IT 5. MALL |
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| 1. | Computers as Tools–Online Reference Tools |
| 2. | Tell me the kinds of online dictionaries you have used so far. |
| 3. | Different types of dictionaries |
| A. Bilingual dictionaries | |
| B. Monolingual dictionaries | |
| C. Learners Dictionaries —-a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language. — one of the most distinctive differences between dictionaries for native speakers and non-native speakers is that the definitions in learner dictionaries are written using a restricted defining vocabulary. |
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| 4. | Bilingual Dictionaries |
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A. YahooKimo Online Dictionary
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| http://tw.dictionary.yahoo.com/ | |
| B. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, English-Chinese (traditional) | |
| http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/ | |
| C. Google Dictionary | |
| https://translate.google.com.tw/ | |
| 5. | Learners’ Dictionaries |
| A. Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (American English) | |
| http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/ | |
| B. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary | |
| http://www.ldoceonline.com/ | |
| C. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary | |
| http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ | |
| 7. | Collocation Dictionary |
| https://www.ozdic.com/ | |
| http://linggle.com/ | |
| 8. | Dictionary Labels |
| Learner dictionaries give students a lot of useful information about when and where to use a word or phrase through labels. | |
| Some common dictionaries labels. 1. formal 2. informal 3. spoken 4. old-fashioned |
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| 9. | Acronym |
| Acronym Finder: Find out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for. | |
| http://www.acronymfinder.com/ | |
| 10. | Others |
| A. Dictionary.com –Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day. |
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| http://dictionary.reference.com/ | |
| B. OneLook Dictionary Search –101 links to General dictionaries and glossaries indexed by the OneLookR search engine. |
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| #2 Dictionary Exercise (due on 3/19, Sunday) | |
| 1. Read the article: Trump planning to host Chinese present at Mar-a-Lago from CNN News. (3/13/2017) 2. Look up 5 words/phrases that are new or confusing to you. 3. List the words, their major definitions, and one example sentence (for each word) on your blog (using the dictionary I introduced to you this week). 4. Leave comments on at least one of your classmates’ greeting post. (students from different classes) |
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