The Oxford Picture Dictionary English/Chinese: English-Chinese Edition [Chinese]

I'm an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher and use these dictionaries in class. My students inevitably want to buy their own copies and are delighted to find that they are available in bilingual editions for many languages. The categorical organization of the dictionaries and the inclusion of many everyday items makes them very valuable for those students who are living in the U.S. (and presumably other Western English-speaking countries). My only criticism would be that they don't include any computer-related terms; this could be addressed in a new edition. Speaking of which, I haven't switched to the so-called "New Oxford Picture Dictionary" because it has far fewer vocabulary items. Despite the bilingual editions, I don't consider these books to be as useful for English speakers trying to learn a foreign language as for English learners living in the U.S., because the content and categories reflect shopping, homes, services, clothes, and so forth as they are experienced in the U.S. and similar countries. Another potential area of disappointment is that the OPD should not be one's only English dictionary, since, being pictorial, it is suited to nouns but not to verbs or concepts. As a noun dictionary, it's excellent. I have not used the extensive additional teaching materials that are available for these dictionaries.

It is overall and useful for ESL Students.

I know there are a lot of ESL materials out there. But I just like this one. I am an ESL teacher and have been using the dictionary as a textbook for my students for the last three years. I use the cassettes for the vocabulary and workbooks for the exercises. The pictures are very helpful for the students to remember the words and we discuss the pictures in each lesson to improve the students' speaking skills, too. Anyway, I like the book.

extremely useful for those who have Chinese as their mother language and have instrests in learning English, espcially for those Chinese who just arrive Ameria. you can find almost all the nouns in English you may meet during daily life. this book will expediate your English learning process.