Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary (CD)

Author: (USA) Heinle
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Features: "Fill in your membership information for the 'Experience English Club' (the personal information section in the 'Contest with Prizes' inside the dictionary is valid long-term) to get free login passwords for the online interactive learning resource library. Click here to open the online interactive learning resource library of the 'Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary' (Demo version)."
The 'Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary' is a licensed original edition imported from Thomson Learning Publishing Group and adapted for publication by Higher Education Press. The medium includes a full-color printed illustrated learning dictionary (272 pages), 6 CD-ROMs (or 6 boxes of audio cassettes), and a complementary interactive online learning resource library. From innovative learning concepts, the design of its structure, the wide range of image sources, to the exquisite binding and printing, it is truly international-class. It is the most compelling, life-like, and practical English vocabulary book to date. Its primary target audience is middle and primary school students and preschool children, but it also holds certain learning and reference value for adults.
The learning method of this dictionary is uniquely ingenious, providing a comprehensive solution for learners to master English vocabulary. Compared to other dictionaries, its features are very distinct:
1. Illustrations—Learn words "by looking at pictures" in the way native languages are acquired. Based on students' interests, life experiences, and cognitive levels, it advocates experiential, practical, participatory, collaborative, and communicative learning methods, changing the traditional tedious memorization and fear or aversion to English words.
2. Categorization—English vocabulary originates from and is used in life. The 4,000 words are presented in 114 central topics across 16 thematic units, covering everything from clothing, food, and housing to travel, study, work, and leisure.
3. Active Learning—This dictionary leads with a unique learning philosophy, placing vocabulary in contextual pairings and cultural background knowledge. Combined with heuristic thinking exercises, it enables students to learn by analogy, fostering imagination and innovation.
4. Complementary Interactive Online Resource Library—Each set of dictionaries comes with a login password, allowing free access to the interactive online resource library. Through a combination of activities and games, learners can study all categorized thematic vocabulary in simulated contexts, practicing listening, speaking, reading, and writing through frequent exposure.
5. Complementary CDs (or Tapes)—The audio materials of this dictionary include not only the authentic American pronunciation of each word but also the reading of contextual and background knowledge passages. Users can refer to the phonetic symbols in the dictionary index to master pronunciation rules and techniques.
In short, the greatest feature of this dictionary is its integration of a reference tool and an educational textbook. It uses illustrated categorization to spark learning interest, connects English words to vivid and realistic social practices, and guides learners to see, hear, and use them in contextual and cultural settings, experiencing the joy of English learning.