Dictionary Using Habits: A Case Study of Pakistani Nurses

This study was conducted on 160 nursing students at the Nursing College Nishtar Hospital, Multan. The purpose of study was to know about dictionary using habits, needs, difficulties, and types of dictionaries used by the nursing students. The different areas of English language in which the nursing students needed help with English were also studied and the students' views about dictionary use were also recorded. The questionnaire contains 31 questions was used for collection of data from respondents. Then data was statistically analyzed by using pie charts, tables and graphs. It was found that meanings were the main cause for which they were using dictionaries. The students faced difficulties in understanding pronunciation, symbols used in the dictionaries. Large number of the students didn't possess dictionary using skill and their teachers didn't teach them about dictionary use. Majority of the students didn't refer to the introductory pages of dictionary.