Dictionary Skills Training in the Primary School ELT Classroom: A Taiwan Case Study From a Textbook Perspective.
This study is an attempt to bridge a research gap in pedagogical lexicography in primary education. As a descriptive case study, it uses the documentation method to explore English dictionary skills training (DST) in primary school education in Taiwan. First, an examination of the Curriculum Guideli...
| Publicado en: | Lexicography Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 31 |
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University of Toronto Press
Jun2026
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