THE ROLE OF BUSINESS DICTIONARIES

Abstract

English language is an international language or one can freely say 
that it is an everyday language no matter which country you live in or which 
country you come from. We can say so, considering the fact that business has 
become one of the life neccesities and knowing that doing bussines means 
having to do with different people from all over the  world, and the language 
used in every field is English. Nowadays no studies, no travelling, no business 
can be run without being able to speak English language. In response to these 
needs, this article is an attempt to provide a guided approach to ESP  
dictionaries design for business students at tertiary level.. When designing an 
English course, the primary issue is the analysis of learners’ specific needs and 
the appropriate literature that suits those needs . 
Learners want to learn EOP ( English for Occupational Purpose), EBE 
(English for Business and Economics), EAP (English for Academic Purposes) 
etc, all  for instrumental reasons. Some learners are preparing for future jobs in 
which they will use English, whereas others want to learn it to improve their 
current job performance in dealing with particular partners or customers. All of 
these purposes can be achieved only by using the proper dictionary which will 
enable learners to learn their ESP in a faster and easier way. 
A bilingual dictionary is necessary due to the level of the students at 
the beginning. An english-english one is only used with advanced learners. It is 
absolutely necessary to use one, but very often teachers first have to teach 
learners how to take advantage of it and take time to work with examples on the 
different meanings depending on the context