i-iv -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Receptive Dictionary Use: Research Background -- 2. Influence of L1 Reading Research on Instruction in L2 Reading and Dictionary Use -- 3. Creative Use of Idioms - a Stumbling Block to L2 Reading -- 4. The Monolingual Learner's Dictionary as an Aid to Coping with Idiom Variation -- 5. The experiment -- Conclusions and implications for further research -- References -- Appendices