Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary (Audio Cassette)

Author: (USA) Heinle
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Publish Date: 2008-08-28
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 a free login password 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 and adapted for publication by Higher Education Press. It 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 extensive use of illustrations, to the exquisite binding and printing, it is truly of international quality. 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 designed, 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 a native language acquisition way, starting from students' interests, life experiences, and cognitive levels. It advocates experiential, practical, participatory, collaborative, and communicative learning methods, changing the traditional tedious memorization and the fear and 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, housing, transportation, study, work, to leisure.
3. Practical Application—This dictionary leads with a unique learning philosophy, placing vocabulary in contextual collocations and cultural background knowledge. Combined with heuristic thinking exercises, it helps students generalize and develop imagination and innovation skills.
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 not only include 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: it combines the functions of a reference book and a textbook. Using illustrated categorization to stimulate learning interest, it connects English words with vivid and realistic social practices, guiding learners to see, hear, and use them in contextual and cultural settings, experiencing the joy of English learning.