电子词典在大学生中的使用现状调查与分析

Investigation and Analysis on the Current Situation of Electronic Dictionaries' Use among College Students

随着科学技术的发展和词典学理论的更新,电子词典在功能和释义上获得了很大进步。为更好了解当前电子词典在我国大学生中的使用现状、其使用所呈现出的新变化以及学生对当前电子词典的认识与评价,对重庆某大学非英语专业的学生进行了问卷调查。调查结果显示:学生纸质词典拥有率和使用频率明显低于电子词典;他们多使用手机APP词典并认为手机APP词典具有更多优势且对英语学习帮助更大。本研究结果对英语教师和相关研究人员重新认识和评价电子词典及其在教学中的作用具有启示意义。

With the development of science and technology and the update of lexicography theory, the electronic dictionary has made great progress. In order to know the current situation of electronic dictionarys＇use among China＇s college students; the characteristics of its use and students＇ understanding and evaluation of current electronic dictionaries, a ques- tionnaire survey was conducted among non-English majors in one university in Chongqing. The results of the survey show that students＇ paper dictionary ownership rate and use frequency are significantly lower than those of electronic dictionaries ; the kind of electronic dictionary they use most are mobile phone APP dictionary and they think mobile phone APP dictionary has more advantages and are more helpful to their English learning. The results of this study have implications for the re-un- derstanding and evaluation of electronic dictionaries and their roles in English teaching for English teachers and related researchers.