Theo Bothma and Ina Fourie from university of Pretoria presented about the dictionary literacy skills associated with reading text, and is concerned with understanding the principles of dictionary use, it’s structure, and the abbreviations and labels used in the dictionary. In e-dictionaries this also encompasses search strategies. Theo spoke about some of the challenges in using dictionaries in Kindles, particularly if the word is unusual, and in these cases the user is directed to a Google search which links to the Oxford English Dictionary. However often users are presented with some unsuitable definitions, or ones that are unrelated to their context so must engage with a process of evaluation and sifting. Could generative AI help with the dictionary consultation process? It is possible to enter a piece of text into the AI and ask the system for the meaning of particular words. In the example given, the generative AI did not identify correctly the people and context from the passage.
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