An evaluation of the Hand-held Electronic Dictionaries Used by Chinese EFL Learners
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This paper compares four hand-held electronic dictionaries with two paper-printed versions. The results show that the four different pocket electronic dictionaries contain less information than their paper-printed counterparts. Based on the results of the study, some pedagogical implications are drawn.
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