Some "different" dictionaries

As we turn into the discussion of how to help our students acquire lexis, today I'd like to invite you to look into three online (free) dictionaries which I believe are rather different from what you might be familiar with:

• The Internet Picture Dictionary® (allows browsing by categories)

• One Look® Dictionary (allows searching for words related to a concept)

• VisuWords® (online graphical dictionary)

• And last, but not least, a dictionary of collocations, which can be consulted online (again for free): Oxford Collocations Dictionary Online for Advanced English Learners: 

ozdic.com - Collocations for "task"

Do you know of other online dictionaries you'd like to recommend? How do you think these resources might be integrated into the EFL lesson? Share your ideas by posting a comment to this entry!

See you around!
Gladys
NOTE: Originally published on 19th June, 2009. Last updated on 7 September, 2012.

The future of language teaching

A Virtual Game to Teach Children Languages - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com via kwout

This was published today in the "New York Times"... How long before we see this kind of technology integrated into our classes, I wonder?