01532nam a22001937a 4500 20240301174435.0 240301b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0973-5208 Vijayakumar, C Dictionary Search Preferences by Engineering Students : A Small-Scale Survey (Journal Article) Chennai : English Language Teachers' Association of India , 2022 20-26p. Journal of English Language Teaching , Volume 64 Number 4 : July - August 2022 ***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________*** Abstract: Understanding a student’s dictionary search preferences is crucial for us to determine learner language needs. We can restructure our instructional materials and strategies for our learners. This paper reports a small-scale dictionary use survey conducted at BITS Pilani, Pilani campus. 91 engineering students from different disciplinary backgrounds have responded to a questionnaire which included items on aspects the students tend to look up in a dictionary and the purposes that determine their look up practices. The findings clearly indicate that many students rely on online dictionaries, and their search preferences are mostly determined by their need to comprehend information rather than produce it. Dictionary use| search preference| vocabulary knowledge| learning dictionaries https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jelt/article/view/JELT640404 PER 0 0 0 0 RIEBPL RIEBPL 2024-03-01 0 2024-03-01 00:00:00 2024-03-01 PER 45485 45484