Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary. International Bilingual Edition (with CD-ROM)

Author: [USA] Heinle (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The "Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary" has been awarded the title of "Excellent Audio-Visual Product for Minors" by the Central Propaganda Department, General Administration of Press and Publication, Ministry of Education, China Association for Science and Technology, China Committee for the Care of the Next Generation, and China Audio-Visual Association!
Expert Reviews –
Professor Chen Lin, Head of the Expert Group for the National English Curriculum Standards of the Ministry of Education and Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, comments on the "Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary": "This dictionary is useful and fun—and that’s how studying should be." It embodies the learning philosophy of "Experience English, Experience Joy, Experience Success."
Professor Liu Daoyi, a renowned language educator and expert in the development of teaching syllabi and textbook writing for primary and secondary schools, says: "The 'Experience English Illustrated Learning Dictionary' has distinctive design features. First, it categorizes thousands of words by topics, using exquisite images, authentic audio recordings, and various forms of activities to allow students to experience American society and life using their visual, auditory, and tactile senses while learning English. What sets it apart from ordinary dictionaries is its design of contextual short passages and thought-provoking exercises, which help students deepen their understanding and memory of vocabulary, as well as learn how to use words in context."
Professor Hu Zhuanglin, a famous linguist and doctoral supervisor at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, remarks: "This dictionary adopts a full-color page format, which can spark children’s interest in learning and memorizing English vocabulary. With 16 thematic units and 114 topics, it combines contextual listening and reading, vocabulary drills, and word collocations, aligning with contemporary foreign language teaching concepts and helping Chinese children construct and practically use English vocabulary. The dictionary is suitable for both self-directed learning and classroom instruction."
Professor Yu Jian of China University of Political Science and Law states: "Fill in your membership information for the 'Experience English Club' (the personal information section in the 'Prize Questionnaire' inside the dictionary is valid long-term) to get a free login password for the online interactive learning resource library. Click here to access the online interactive learning resource library for 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, adapted and published by Higher Education Press. The media includes a full-color illustrated learning dictionary (272 pages), 6 CDs (or 6 audio cassettes), and a companion interactive online learning resource library. From its innovative learning philosophy, well-designed structure, widely sourced illustrations, to its exquisite layout and printing, it is considered internationally top-tier. It is the most compelling, life-like, and practical English vocabulary book to date. Its primary target audience is primary and secondary school students and preschool children, though 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 distinctive features are very clear:
1. Illustrated Learning—Using the mother-tongue acquisition method of "learning words through pictures," it starts from students' interests, life experiences, and cognitive levels, advocating experiential, practical, participatory, collaborative, and communicative learning methods to change traditional tedious memorization and the fear and aversion to English words.