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Dictionary has been a source used for the enrichment of the individual’s vocabulary since very ancient times. Dictionary, Turkish lessons are used in the process of text processing. The aim of this study is to raise awareness about the use of dictionaries by introducing high school students to the dictionary. For this purpose, a vocabulary reading event was carried out with students of the fourth grade of high school during the free reading hours of the Turkish lesson. In the vocabulary reading activities, students are aimed at a short-term journey in the world of dictionaries and thus learning new words and developing their vocabulary. In the study, the quality research method has been used for the study of the situation. The research study group consists of ten-nine secondary school fourth-class students, determined through easy-to-accessful state sampling. In the study, the data was obtained through observation, interview and document review and subjected to content analysis. At the end of the study, the dictionary reading hour concluded that the students developed their vocabulary, speech and writing skills, and supported their understanding and narrative skills. It has also been achieved as a result that the application of dictionary reading clock is a teaching, entertaining and desire awakening study. In light of the findings obtained in the study, various recommendations have been made.

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