Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g97IMPX18135; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:22:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:22:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <F170G8nFsvMNqCdaZFR0001157a@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Marie Martin" <mmartin126@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8121] Re: ESL dictionaries X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1746 Lines: 58 Hi, I, too, like the New Oxford Picture Dictionary. I also have had good results with the cd rom version of this as well. The sound effects are great! The arrow scrolling takes a little getting used to for the larger vocabularies, but once mastered, it is fine. This is very user friendly. Marie Martin ESOL Program Manager Literacy Volunteers of America-New River Valley 200 Miller Street Blacksburg, VA 24060 >From: Amanda Wendt <Wendt@AXP.WINNEFOX.ORG> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8120] ESL dictionaries >Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:33:27 -0400 (EDT) > > >A few days ago, I seem to recall someone asking about good beginner level >ESL dictionaries... Sorry, the answer might already have been provided, I >haven't been watching the list very well, but I wanted to suggest the >Oxford >Picture Dictionary. I use it in my low and intermediate level ESL classes >as >well as with one-on-one tutoring because it is organized by subject matter >instead of alphabetically and it lends itself nicely to lessons. A teachers >manual, audio tape, and workbooks are also available. It comes in >monolingual as well as a variety of other languages. I usually order it >through New Readers Press but I know that it is also available through >other >catalogs as well. > >wendt@axp.winnefox.org > >Amanda Wendt, Program Assistant >Winnebago County Literacy Council >Oshkosh, WI 54901 Marie Martin ESOL Program Manager Literacy Volunteers of America-New River Valley 200 Miller Street Blacksburg, VA 24060 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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