Macmillan English Dictionary

I would like to advise anyone who needs an English-English dictionary, especially an advanced one, to buy Macmillan's latest edition with CD-ROM. It'll be a great help to them as it is really a perfect one.
Eren Öztürk, English Lecturer, English Preparation Class, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

The Macmillan English Dictionary is clearly a big success in the classroom... I think people are all sold on the idea. Teachers are doing well to make their use a natural part of proceedings and teachers who have worked here before are commenting that they’re seeing electronic dictionaries less than ever... Gwyneth [Fox]'s enthusiasm for the project and for the possibilities the dictionary offered was infectious and we all very much enjoyed the talk. I think having (e.g.) the nature of the ‘red words’ etc explained was important and from this teachers could run with the materials they’re teaching and the needs of the students and work out for themselves how best to exploit what the dictionary and CD-ROM have to offer. I think that these tools, in combination with concordancers and the Academic Word List, will allow an important evolution in the way we approach lexicogrammatical development and learner strategies. It all feels very positive.
Steve Kirk, Pre-Sessional Course Director, Durham University Language Centre, UK

The Macmillan English Dictionary is easy to use, packed with vital information..., and written with great clarity. It represents the cutting edge of dictionary-making and is both a brilliant piece of research and a superb learning and teaching tool.
Professor Michael Hoey, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Liverpool, UK

Firstly, I might say that the Macmillan has been borrowed by most of the teachers in my staffroom and they've all commented positively on it, so it's become the de facto office dictionary. I had to write my name on the inside cover to claim ownership! Read on...
Michael Secomb, English Teacher, Thailand

Get your copy now, as I won’t be loaning mine out! Read on...
Charles Anthony, English Teacher, Thailand

Congratulations on a fabulous new edition of the MED! I feel very proud for having been invited to make a small contribution to it. It really looks great and I'm finding it very easy to convince my colleagues to ... recommend [it] to their students.

Professor Frank Boers, University of Antwerp, Belgium

We all enjoyed your presentation and workshop very much. I saw several students afterwards who told me that they were amazed that their dictionary could be so helpful to them!

Dr Liz Hauger, University of Southampton, UK

I really enjoyed your informative talk in Graz and I'd like to give you a short feedback on my recent experience with your dictionary. I've finished correcting the last test in my "Maturaklasse". I must say that I've never spent so little time on looking up strange phrases and words my students use before. The dictionary is really well-structured and I could get information quickly.

Susanne Podrepschek, BG/BRG Kapfenberg, Austria

COMMENTS BY STUDENTS

I have received the dictionary and I'm very happy with it... I'm very busy studying English, for my CAE exam .... So I use the dictionary almost on a daily basis. It never disappoints me. I showed it in my English class last week. They were all very excited. After my exam I have to make a presentation in English for a nursing congress in Athene, after that I start at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, so I will be using the MED a lot in the near future.

Conny van Velden, Student, University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands