Dictionary use by EFL university students a case-study at Korça university

Abstract

This paper aimed at investigating English Monolingual (EMD) and Bilingual Dictionary (EBD) used among second and third year students of the Foreign Language Branch, Faculty of Education and Philology at “Fan S. Noli” University of Korça. We wanted to discover the students’ habit and attitude in EMD and EBD use; the frequency of dictionary use, their knowledge with regard to the language learning resources available in both types of dictionaries; their skill and difficulties in using them, the reasons for referring to them, and to discover whether they received any formal instruction in dictionaries use during their English language learning. This study also surveyed students’ favorite dictionaries and the reasons for their preferences.