BUSINESS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION

Abstract

: THE PAPER PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUSINESS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION. SIGNIFICANT ENGLISH TERMS OF BUSINESS ARE DEALT WITH IN THE PAPER. WE HAVE SELECTED THEM TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CURRICULUM OF THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES BUSINESS SUBJECTS THAT EQUIP LEARNERS WITH HARD AND SOFT SKILLS DEMANDED BY EMPLOYERS NOWADAYS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON THE LINGUISTIC INFLUENCES THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP), FOR INSTANCE FOREIGN TERMS THAT ARE USED IN CERTAIN BUSINESS AREAS AND UPON THE LEXICAL-SEMANTIC FIELDS WITHIN THE BUSINESS VOCABULARY. THESE LEXICAL-SEMANTIC FIELDS SHOW THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS AND THE SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE IN FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF BUSINESS. THEREFORE, THE ESP TEACHER SHOULD INCORPORATE THESE LEXICAL-FIELDS IN LESSONS BECAUSE THEY ARE EEFECTIVE TOOLS IN CREATING EXERCISES THAT ACCELERATE THE ACQUISITION OF SPECIALIZED TERMS.