. DICTIONARIES IN LEARNING AND TEACHING AT LAM SƠN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED, THANH HOA NGHIÊN CỨU VIỆC SỬ DỤNG TỪ ĐIỂN TRONG DẠY VÀ HỌC TIẾNG ANH TẠI TRƢỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN, THANH H A . research is aimed at investigating the actual using of dictionaries in learning and teaching English to find out the appropriate way to use dictionaries. After carrying out preliminary investigation. meaning of a word in the language that you are learning. A bilingual dictionary provides a translation or explanation using another language, a language you are very familiar with, usually your native