New edition of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary launched

The new edition of Oxford Learner's Dictionary has been launched. The British Deputy High Commission and the Oxford University Press (OUP) Pakistan hosted a reception in this connection on Tuesday evening. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary was originally written by A. S. Hornby and has sold over 35 million copies world-wide.
The dictionary focuses on the English language learner's need to understand and use words correctly, and to develop their core language skills. The new features introduced in the 8th edition of the dictionary reflect the need for greater support for writing and exam preparation. The dictionary also includes 1,000 new words and meanings covering technology, lifestyle and street languages.
The Director Trade and Investment in Pakistan and British Deputy High Commissioner Karachi, Robert Gibson said on the occasion that English is the most widely spoken and written language world-wide, with some 380 million native speakers alone. Through the global influence of science, the arts and the internet, English is now the most widely learned second language in the world, he added.
But English is not the easiest language to master. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary can be a key and important tool to achieve this, both for native English speakers, and for those who are learning English for the first time, it was further pointed out.
The Managing Director of OUP Pakistan, Ameena Saiyed said that generations of school and college students and other learners of the world's most popular language have used this dictionary and found it accessible and user-friendly. She said that in the new, 8th edition, it has been revised to make it even more handy and more relevant to the demands of the present age.
Ameena stated that the 8th edition of this dictionary is an example of how research can help a product to keep up with and satisfy the needs of a new generation of consumers. The reception was held at the British High Commission Karachi and heads of schools, colleges, and universities, teachers of English language, booksellers and heads of libraries attended the event.