In this article we review experimental and intervention studies published since 2004 on
formulaic sequences in a second language (L2). There is plenty of evidence that learners …

Cognitive load influences learners' interactions with one another and with the learning
environment could lead to either optimizing or obstructing information processing in the …

Internationally recognised as one of the leading texts in its field, this volume offers a
comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know …

This article describes the development and evaluation of the Academic Collocation List
(ACL), which was compiled from the written curricular component of the Pearson …

Translation into another language to enable understanding (of concepts or phenomena) is a
basic cultural technique and a prerequisite for international research. Translation decisions …

This contribution examines the digital revolution in lexicography from the perspective of the
dictionary user. We begin with an observation that in the information age the status of the …

Ninety five high school learners of English as L2 received thirty sentences without verbs of
the target verb-noun collocations. They were asked to fill in the missing verb, first without any …

There is a body of studies comparing the effectiveness (and other usability aspects) of paper
and electronic dictionaries—in their various mutations—and the results are summarized in …

This empirical study attempts to explore the role of dictionary use in L2 vocabulary learning
in reading context. It involved the use of English-Chinese bilingualized dictionaries (BLDs) …

The article addresses the use of dictionaries among the new millennium generation of
English as a foreign language (EFL) undergraduates. Applying the mixed-method approach …