| Summary: | A corollary of the electronic era in the area of electronic lexicography is the development
and use of electronic dictionaries in language learning. This paper is concerned with the
identification and examination of dictionary features perceived as helpful by ESL learners
in assisting them in a sense differentiation task. Anecdotal data were analysed through a
process of data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing and verification (Miles &
Huberman, 1994). Qualitative coding categorization was adopted to classify and
categorize media-related and generic-related dictionary features at three levels;
macrostructural level, microstructural level, and interstructural level. Results generally
indicated that preferred dictionary features mostly occurred at the microstructural level
and that generic-related features were a priority as compared to media-specific features.
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