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    The Effectiveness of Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries in Improving EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Comprehension and Retention
    (Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou, 2022) Malika Toubal
    Dictionaries are considered a practical tool in EFL learning vocabulary. The present study investigates the effectiveness of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries in improving EFL learners’ vocabulary comprehension and retention. The aim is to identify which type of dictionary is more effective in enhancing learners’ vocabulary comprehension and retention. The work relies on Piotrowski’s theoretical framework ‘Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries: The Fundamental Difference’ (1989). The research was based on the experimental research method. In collecting data, three-phase studies were followed; the piloting test, the pre-test, and the post-test. The data was gathered from twenty Assilic private school students in the second and sixth levels in Tizi-Ouzou. The Rule of Three and Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) have been adopted for data analysis. The study results reveal that the monolingual dictionary effectively improves EFL learners’ vocabulary comprehension and retention.