The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary [Paperback]

American Heritage (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0395818737 | ISBN-13: 978-0395818732 | Publication Date: November 7, 1997 | Edition: 1

"The American Heritage English as a Second Language Dictionary" is the first of its kind to be based on one of the most respected and authoritative American language dictionaries available. Specially designed to suit the needs of ESL students, this resource is a necessity for any student of English. The dictionary provides the tools students need to learn and use American English effectively.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Heinle; 1 edition (November 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395818737
• ISBN-13: 978-0395818732
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #933,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good concise definitions, April 8, 2000

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Yoshi Omura (Osaka, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary (Paperback)

This dictionary will help intermediate ESL learners tremendously. It offers brief but precise definitions of important words. The only drawback is the pronunciation key. It uses typical American pronunciation keys, and students who are used to international phonetic alphabets might find it difficult to figure out how to pronounce new words.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but lacks illustrations ( photos, drawings), September 26, 2010

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Victor L. Nazaire "book learning passion" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary (Paperback)

The American Heritage English as a Second Language , 1998 edition, is a good dictionary for Learners of English as a Second Language ( ESL ).

It gives access to pronunciation, it gives clear definitions with basic words, it gives phrase and sentence examples for using the word and it also provides information on homonyms or words that sound the same but with different spelling (such as " wrote " and " rote ") and meaning. All necessary features for a second
language learner dictionary.

What it lacks :

we are in 2010 , a 1998 edition needs updates to accommodate all the new scientific and technological events ( ipods, social medias, netbooks, etc)and socio-political events ( taliban, ax of evil, niqab ).

more photos and drawings on top of a plain description for words such as " corn flakes : a crisp, flaky, cold cereal prepared from coarse cornmeal " ; a photo would help a lot.

But, with all these and other imperfections, it remains a solid and effective tool to learn and master American English for foreigners.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A dictionary for us who don't have English as a 1st Language, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary (Paperback)

This dictionary will help you improve your english skills with nice and understandable definitions, completed with good information. Excellent for studying english.