There are several book versions of bilingual dictionaries, for Spanish. The Encarta software installed at the center also has bilingual dictionaries for several other languages.
| The advantages of a bilingual dictionary is that a word can be explained quickly by looking it up.
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| The disadvantage is that the translation may be for a version different from the instance you are looking for, and if you aren't fluent in the other language, this may not be obvious.
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| Another disadvantage is that the child may not know the word in the other language either.
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| Some educators believe that it's useful to separate the two languages and try not to switch too frequently between the two (which use of a bilingual dictionary requires).
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