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Police-Rescue Learner’s Dictionary: A Corpus-Based Resource for Effective Language Learning

The Police-Rescue Learner's Dictionary offers an extensive corpus-based resource tailored to police and rescue-related language topics. Launched online in January 2006, this dictionary features over 40,000 words and focuses on high-frequency terms and collocations identified using WordSmith 4. Aimed at students and specialists in Estonia's Emergency Services, it incorporates authentic texts and provides a user-friendly interface for searching. Planned updates include improved terminology, pronunciation features, and adjustable formats to enhance learning experiences.

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Police-Rescue Learner’s Dictionary: A Corpus-Based Resource for Effective Language Learning

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  1. Police-Rescue Learner’s Dictionary Epp Leibur, Külli Saluste 15.03.12

  2. The beginning…January 2006

  3. Online: http://dict.sisekaitse.ee/ easily accessible to users easy to update and modify Corpus-based corpora on police-related and rescue related topics high frequency words and collocations identified with WordSmith4 Police-Rescue Learner’s Dictionary

  4. Corpora Acorpus ‘canbedescribedas a largecollectionofauthentictextsthathavebeengatheredinelectronicformaccordingto a specificsetofcriteria’ (Bowker and Pearson, 2002) Corpora are usedby: • dictionarymakers • languageteachers

  5. Forensic Photography Impression evidence Pathology Questioned documents Trace evidence Voice analysis Forensics • Crime scene investigation • DNA • Drugs • Fingerprints • Firearms • Forensic anthropology 40 000 words

  6. Word search Police-Rescue Learner´s Dictionary http://dict.sisekaitse.ee/ • Topic word search • Simple word search Fingerprint

  7. 2011 – a new phase in the development • Internal reasons: rightthingintherightway? • External reasons

  8. Planned activities: • Revision and updating of topics to cover the field of internal security • Cooperation and consultations with relevant boards and specialists on terminology and input • Adding pronunciation and pictures with the possibility of tagging them

  9. Demo • Erialakeele sõnastiku arendus

  10. Planned activities (2): • Improvement of the search system (headwords + collocations) • Adjustment of layout and format • Focus on Estonian-English English-Estonian (3000 headwords in five years’ time)

  11. Target audience: • Students and specialists in EASS • Specialists in Estonian Police and Border Guard Board and Estonian Rescue Board • Translators, interpreters, etc • In terms of language proficiency: from lower-intermediate to advanced

  12. Questions? Thankyou!

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