Thursday 30 December 2010

Advantages and disadvantages of paperbased/online dictionaries


Paperback dictionary
Advantages
  • students use it in classrooms where computers are not available
  • can be used in assessments and examinations where computers are not allowed
  •  essential for students who don’t have internet at home


Online dictionary
Advantages
  •  can give you pronunciation
  •  can be easily used when working online     
  • can give useful translations for short chunks of language
  • can be regularly updated

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