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List of Tables 
Table 1. Dictionary Typology for the Electronic Age ................................................. 68
 
Table 2. Subjects’ Reading Times in CD and PD Conditions. .................................. 126
 
Table 3. Descriptive Statistics for Reading Time in PD and CD Conditions. ........... 130
 
Table 4. T-test Results for Reading Time in PD and CD Conditions ....................... 130
 
Table 5. Subjects’ Reading Scores in PD and CD Conditions. ................................. 133
 
Table 6. Descriptive Statistics for Reading Scores in PD and CD Conditions. ........ 135
 
Table 7. T-test Results for Reading Scores in PD and CD Conditions ..................... 136
 
Table 8. Subjects’ Number of Lookups in PD and CD Conditions. .......................... 139
 
Table 9. Descriptive Statistics for Lookup Frequencies in PD and CD Conditions. . 141
 
Table 10. T-test Results for Number of Lookups in PD and CD Conditions ............ 142
 
Table 11. Pearson Correlation for Lookup Frequencies versus Reading Scores. ..... 145
 
Table 12. Subjects’ Vocabulary Retention Posttest Scores. ...................................... 149
 
Table 13. Descriptive Statistics for Subjects’ Retention Scores. .............................. 151
 
Table 14. Independent Samples T-test for Subjects’ Retention Scores. .................... 152
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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List of Figures 
Figure 1. English equivalents for the adjective ‘مئلام’ in Al Mawrid dictionary ......... 33
 
Figure 2. Sample entries from an English-English-Arabic bilingualized dictionary. . 36
 
Figure 3. Intricacy of dictionary design and use ......................................................... 42
 
Figure 4. Components of the dictionary consultation process  ................................... 44
 
Figure 5. Typology of EDs presented by Lehr ............................................................ 67
 
Figure 6. Readability statistics for PD condition text used in the study. ..................... 93
 
Figure 7. Readability statistics for CD condition text used in the study. .................... 93
 
Figure 8. Main window in Cambridge advanced learner’s dictionary on CD-ROM. . 99
 
Figure 9. Golden Eye main window. ......................................................................... 102
 
Figure 10. Time and lookups recording features in monitoring software. ................ 103
 
Figure 11. Sample window title monitoring Log. ..................................................... 104
 
Figure 12. Sample keyboard strokes log file. ............................................................ 105
 
Figure 13. NoClose tool to disable “close button” in CD. ........................................ 107
 
Figure 14. CD “close button” disabled. ..................................................................... 108
 
Figure 15. Sample CD lookups’ history list. ............................................................. 109
 
Figure 16. Students reading in CD-ROM dictionary condition. ............................... 112
 
Figure 17. Students reading in printed dictionary condition. .................................... 113
 
Figure 18. Explanatory box plot. ............................................................................... 123
 
Figure 19. Box plot for subjects’ reading times in PD condition. ............................. 127
 
Figure 20. Box plot for subjects’ reading times in CD condition. ............................ 128
 
Figure 21. Box plots for subjects’ reading scores in PD and CD conditions. ........... 134
 
Figure 22. Parallel box plots for lookup frequencies in PD and CD conditions. ...... 140
 

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Figure 23. Scatterplot of PD lookup frequencies versus reading scores. .................. 146
 
Figure 24. Scatterplot of CD lookup frequencies versus reading scores. .................. 147
 
Figure 25. Parallel box plots for subjects’ vocabulary retention scores. ................... 150
 
Figure 26. Sample log files of subjects’ CD activity. ................................................ 154
 
Figure 27. Pictures window in CD application. ........................................................ 156
 
Figure 28. Smart thesaurus window in CD application. ............................................ 157
 
Figure 29. Extra Examples window in CD application. ............................................ 158
 
Figure 30. Verb Endings window in CD application. ............................................... 158
 
Figure 31. Look Up window in CD application. ....................................................... 160
 
Figure 32. Using Quickfind feature while reading. ................................................... 164
 
Figure 33. ‘FastStone Capture’ screen-recorder. ....................................................... 176
 
Figure 34. ‘Mirillis Action!’ screen-recorder. ........................................................... 177
 
Figure 35. SUPERwrite tool in Cambridge Advanced Lerner's Dictionary. ............. 179
 
Figure 36. iWriter main window in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ............ 180
 
Figure 37. iSpeaker main window in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. ........ 181
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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