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babie asked in Education & ReferenceTeaching · 1 decade ago

What is ESL?

What does ESL stand for?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    ESL stands for English as a Second Language. Normally refered to the English spoken by an individual of non English speaking country, while residing in the 'native' English speaking country.

    Often the term is confused with EFL or English as a Foreign Language. EFL is refered to the English spoken by a non native speaker while residing in his or her own country or any other non-English speaking country, hence a foreign language.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    English as a Second Language

  • 1 decade ago

    English as a Second Language

    aka

    LEP...Limited English Proficiency

    ELL...English Language Learner

  • 1 decade ago

    It stands for English as a Second Language. It is a curriculum for teaching people who have a primary language other than English.

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  • Lina
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    It's a course given to new English speakers in schools.

    It stands for English as a Second Language

  • 1 decade ago

    somebody already answered your question.....that's it. English as a Second Language....

  • Aliz
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    ENGLISH as a SECOND LANGUAGE.

  • 1 decade ago

    Its an organisation that offers english teaching jobs worlwide.

    you can check http://www.eslemployment.com/

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