Developing illustrative “Can Do” descriptors for dictionary use by foreign language learners.
In this paper, we discuss the development of “can do” descriptors for dictionary use in English language teaching. With the CEFR gaining prominence as a tool for language proficiency assessment and the proliferation of traditional and online dictionaries, there’s a renewed focus on defining dictiona...
| Published in: | Lexicography Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 28 - 56 |
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University of Toronto Press
2024
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