Yosuke
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Hi, it's Yosuke.
There are a lot of obstacles in front of me today.
These are the English dictionaries I own.
I'll introduce the one on the left first to you.
This is the Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary.
This is the smallest one I have.
This is for learners.
I can't show you what's written inside because of copyright. (Go Amazon to see it.)
The next one is...
Oxford School Dictionary.
This is for children in English-speaking countries.
Writers estimate 10+-year-old students use this.
The website of Oxford Dictionary shows what dictionary suits which age
Using dictionaries like this has the merit of being able to recognize how old our language ability would be if we were native speakers of the language.
However, dictionaries for native speakers usually contain fewer example sentences than learners' dictionaries.
Because native speakers look up words they see in a context (I mean it already as an example sentence when they look up).
Unlike leaners...well..
they don't use dictionaries to find example sentences.
But dictionaries like these are useful to know how good your English is.
The next one.
Little Oxford English Dictionary
It contains about 90,000 words and it's for adult native speakers.
I think I bought this to carry around.
Actually, I don't use this anymore but
this is on of the dictionaries I bought.
Let me put them down on the floor.
The next one is
Oxford English of Current Idiomatic English.
Dictionaries of idioms.
Actually, I got these from somebody else. So let me just skip these.
I haven't used these a lot
because I look up idioms in dictionaries.
Let's move onto the next one.
This is also for students.
The American Heritage Student Dictionary.
The front page clearly shows
this is for students whose grades are 6-9
and ages are 11-15.
So this is for children in these grades.
As the company's name shows, this is mainly for students in America.
However, if most Japanese English learners may find it a little difficult to use this.
because 11-15-year-old native speakers' English is better than that of most learners in Japan.
I found it a little difficult to use this.
And I recognized my English was worse than that of 11-15-year-old-people in English speaking countries.
But because of that I became more motivated.
In the American Heritage dictionaries, most entries usually show example sentences.
I think that was the reason I chose this dictionary.
A small dictionaries like this (OSD) usually don't contain many examples, but
this one contains a lot of examples.
So this tells you your English level and also shows a lot of examples. Has both of the good points we need.
Plus, by using dictionaries for native speakers, I tried to pretend to be a native speaker of English as much as possible.
This is just what I feel, but
I was always saying to myself "I am American!"
OK. The next one is...
a famous one.
Oxford Picture Dictionary.
Pictures show what the words mean.
Surprisingly, this one contains 4,000 words.
For example,
if I say, "Learn English without translating,"
a lot of people say, "It's impossible."
However, everybody can understand if a word is explained by using a picture.
So you can learn the first 4,000 words by using this dictionary. Isn't it amazing?
I recommend this one.
The next ones are
Longman Photo Dictionary and Longman American Photo Dictionary
Words are explained through photos in these books.
Wel...
This one is the British version.
Longman is a company in England.
And this one is the American version of it.
What is good is these books are with audio CDs.
If you need the audio CDs of the Oxford one, you need to buy them separately.
These are really good for English learning beginners.
This is one of the best items for beginners to acquire the basic sounds and the first thousand word.
Actually, I was planning to talk about this in a different vid on this channel later so I'll skip these.
The next one!
The big ones published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford!
This is a dictionary of British English and
You know...University of Oxford is in England, UK.
So id it reads just "English," it means the English used in England.
And if the tiles has the word "American," it is a dictionary of the American English.
Of course the words are spelled in the American way.
These two contains a lot of examples.
Most of the definitions are the same but some of them are different like this.
In addition.
most entries in the English version don't shoe pronunciation symbols.
Only the words that are difficult to pronounce show them.
But in the American version, most words show pronunciation symbols of American pronunciation.
The may also for people in the U.K. who are not sure how to pronounce particular words in the American English.
This is my favorite and the one I think most suitable for me.
Of course, it takes a long time for learners to be able to use a dictionary of this level.
But once you become able to use this,
you may find this useful because of the pronunciation symbols (I need them when I teach English) and the example sentences.
I like this one.
I used to carry this dictionaries around in my backpack ( what a strange person I was) but
this is definitely for use in your house. haha
Using an app is enough if you want to use a dictionary outside of your house.
But this is really great.
This English one is in most of the CASIO electronic dictionaries in addition to Oxford Learner's Dictionary and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
I think these 2 dictionaries look better when they are without the covers.
And the covers are sometimes slippery and make it harder to use them.
They look really cool, don't you think?
The last one is....
Actually, I got this from somebody as well.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary!
I don't think the one I have the latest edition.
The Webster's dictionary is the most famous English dictionary in America.
And this is the biggest edition of the Webster's.
This looks like this.
This contains 476,000 words.
Most words show pronunciation symbols, and
this contains a lot of example sentences.
Sometimes dictionaries for native speakers don't contain many examples but this one does.
If you want to feel you're studying hard or
if you like American English, I recommend this one.
Get the latest on published in 2002.
It was sold at Books Kinokuniya Tokyo (in Shinjuku, Japan). (See the linked vid for more info about the store)
Summary: ⬆For learners ⬇⬅For native speakers (adults) ⬇➡For native speakers (students)
It's OK to use dictionaries for learners first, but
your final goal should be to use dictionaries for native speakers.
It helps you improve your English ability.
When I first bought this, I found it too difficult for me to use it and used an easier one.
But now, I can use this one.
I can use the American one as well (the level is the same as the English one.)
If you have more than 2 unfamiliar words when you look up words in dictionaries, that means they are too difficult for you.
But having 1unfamiliar word is not a big problem. It may even help you improve your vocab.
So I think you should choose dictionaries like that.
So it's like studying abroad.
If you study abroad, there are a lot of people whose language abilities are better than you and to adapt yourself to the environment, you improve your language skill.
These 2 dictionaries had roles like that.
If you learn American English, I really recommend this on (NOAM).
And if you learn British English, I think this one's good for you.
Webster produces smaller dictionaries.
I have an app of one of them (the link's below).
I like the app because it shows a lot of example sentences.
But you don't need to buy several dictionaries like me.
Collecting dictionaries was just my hobby.
Having 1 dictionary that suits your level and goal is enough.
And I recommend you buy a new one once you improve your English and feel the dictionary is easy to use.
You don't need 2 similar dictionaries like these 2.
I bought them because I wanted to compare them.
But you don't need to do it. haha
If you use a learner's dictionary, you'll get used to it and feel it's too easy for you someday.
If you feel so...for example...why don't you buy a little more difficult one like this.
And,
the next time you feel it's easy again, buy a more difficult one.
And finally, try to use to use a dictionary like this,
However, you can use the same dictionary on the Internet for free.
Dictionaries on the Internet even show more example sentences.
So buy a paperback (or hardcover) one if you like it
or if you want to feel you're studying hard by using a paperback (or hardcover) one.
These are the English dictionaries I own.
That's all for today.
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