The results showed that students have positive views about the use of dictionaries for learning EFL they prefer to use monolingual dictionaries, but they cannot truly use them because bilingual dictionaries are easier and more helpful for them in translation as well as their process of learning English language due to their low proficiency levels. Collective thematic analysis of all interviews was conducted to analyze the qualitative data.
Additional interviews with 9 teachers were also conducted to support the findings of the questionnaire. Descriptive statistical methods were used for analyzing the quantitative data. Internal reliability of the questionnaire was.81. It was sent to 99 students but a number 92 students responded. A questionnaire was administered in two governmental secondary schools of Zulfi, Saudi Arabia. The study also used interviews of EFL teachers to support the findings of the study by eliciting their perceptions about the use of dictionaries by students. The present study used survey method to gain the perception of the students about the use of monolingual dictionaries for learning EFL. The use of monolingual dictionaries is thought to be very fruitful for learning vocabulary. It has proved to be helpful in learning vocabulary and developing language proficiency. Dictionary is an acknowledged learning tool which has a tremendous role in acquiring a language.
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