Product Description

The English/Thai version of the second edition of the best-selling and well loved Oxford Picture Dictionary, features over 4,000 words and phrases in both languages illustrated with all new vibrant, crystal-clear artwork. The topics, based on extensive input from teachers and students, have been thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's English language learners. The new bilingual editions have complete second language indexes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #106793 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author

Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is an ESL teacher-trainer and curriculum consultant. She is the series director of Step Forward, series editor of Read and Reflect, author of Listen First, and the co-author of numerous ESL texts, including The Oxford Picture Dictionary. Jayme gives workshops on vocabulary development, focused listening, multi-level instruction and communicative teaching techniques throughout the United States.

Customer Reviews

Easy to follow
I bought this for my wife to help her with her ESL classes. She has found it helpul and easy to work with. Lots of pictures so it is easy for her to understand. I would reccomend buying this book for any Thai's in an English speaking culture.

An excellent approach
I've been tutoring a Thai woman in English, and when I discovered this book, our ability to communicate accelerated dramatically. There are so many things that are easier to explain when you have illustrations available to refer to, and having the words translated into Thai is even more helpful. It's a definite improvement over drawing (which I am not good at) and using the electronic pocket dictionary. The lesson went much more smoothly and my student bought the book for her own reference.

My local librarian recommended this, and I'd recommend it to anyone who is learning English or teaching it to a Thai student.

Only helpful to learn English - not to learn Thai!
I'm an American trying to learn Thai and was excited to have this book to supplement my other books and CD's, but it is pretty much useless to me because each illustration is written in English and Thai alphabet - not written phonetically for the Thai word. So if you don't fully comprehend the Thai alphabet, then this book will have no value for you. It's sad because it would have been very easy for them to include the phonetic translation with every picture. Sorry.