The Oxford Picture Dictionary [Paperback]

Shapiro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

A comprehensive, flexible, and up-to-date vocabulary reference and teaching tool for English language learning. The Oxford Picture Dictionary and its components create a highly teachable programme that can be used as a complete, four-skills beginning course, or as a language development supplement and practical reference. NEW Grammar Activity Book

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About the Author

Norma Shapiro has been involved with language teaching since 1982. She has conducted many workshops on vocabulary development, communicative activities, and using visuals in the classroom. Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is an ESL teacher-trainer,consultant, and author living in Northridge, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada; Canadian English ed edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0194352706
• ISBN-13: 978-0194352703
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,550,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is an ESOL professional development specialist, curriculum consultant and author. Through her consulting firm, "Lighthearted Learning," Jayme facilitates face-to-face and online workshops on ESOL teaching techniques throughout the United States and teaches online adult ESOL methods courses internationally through TESOL. Her most recent projects include the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) Virtual Workroom for Multilevel Teachers (http://calpro-online.org/VirtualWorkroom/default.asp ) and an EL/Civics workshop series for ACE of Florida.
Jayme lives with the eccentric ("and that's a good thing") Gary Goldstein, author of the tween series "The Mythfits" (themythfits.com) and their odd little dog, Baxter. She proudly proclaims her maternal ties to Emily Peal, quirk rock singer-songwriter par excellence. (emilypeal.com)

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93 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Latest version is incredible - - Its not the old OPD ! ! !, January 24, 2001

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual Edition (The Oxford Picture Dictionary Program) (Paperback)

There was a time when I wasn't very impressed by the Oxford Picture Dictionary, especially compared to the WORD BY WORD Picture Dictionary. As an English teacher I used to get free copies of it, but I'd actually go out and buy other versions because it wasn't as topical as Word By Word. Suddenly however, they seem to have caught on. My students LOVE this latest version (which has a black not blue cover and is much thicker.) In smaller less structured classes, I'll actually let them pick out chapters then base the grammar lesson I was going to teach on that theme and topic, that way insuring personal relevence. It also helps keep the classes in English... dictionaries can be valuable tools, but often they keep students from communicating with each other - - they sort of burry their heads in the dictionaries and the safety of their own langauge, but with the latest version of the Oxford Picture Dictionary, I'll find students of different nationalities hudling over the book, trying to get the point across. The pictures serve as a universal langauge that induces communication across cultures.

For this reason, I have to rank the latest version of the OPD as one of the greatest learning sources as an English teacher I've ever encountered. Its popular among the students, activity friendly and you can transfer the lesson objectives over from almost any book to meet the needs of your students.

As a word of advice, be sure to get the MONOLINGUAL version regardless of where you're teaching. This is a PICTURE dictionary. Have your student's native language in the book sabotages the purpose of getting them to think in English !

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an amazing picture dictionary for EFL teachers, August 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual Edition (The Oxford Picture Dictionary Program) (Paperback)

The book has wonderful illustrative pictures and is very good for teachers of English as a foreign language. I have used it in my class and the students were very interested and have enjoyed their vocabulary lessons ever since.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oxford Picture Dictionary, August 31, 2004

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Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual Edition (The Oxford Picture Dictionary Program) (Paperback)

This is an excellent volume. It covers words, translations and

pictures for each defined term. A typical term is "Declaracion

de Direchos " which stands for a Bill of Merchandise. This

work would be extremely valuable for students of the Spanish

language . The book is geared to primary school and high school

students. It would be valuable for anyone studying the language

for the first time. The presentation is easy to read and understand in both English and Spanish.