+ avoid +
++ English as second language (ESL) + + noun + +
++ the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken +
++ Issues +
+Monolinguist, English-only speakers often refer to people who don't speak English natively as "ESL" or say they are learning a "second language". More often than not, this is not true, as many people are multi-lingual with 3 or more languages
++ Impact +
+It makes false assumptions about English learners, centres English as the "default" or "expected" first language, ignoring that many people learn multiple (>3), non-English languages first.
++ Alt Words +
++ + English as learning-language (ELL), or non-native, or omit (because do you really know, for sure?) + +
+avoid @@ -386,43 +423,6 @@
- avoid -
-- English as second language (ESL) - - noun - -
-- the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken -
-- Issues -
-Monolinguist, English-only speakers often refer to people who don't speak English natively as "ESL" or say they are learning a "second language". More often than not, this is not true, as many people are multi-lingual with 3 or more languages
-- Impact -
-It makes false assumptions about English learners, centres English as the "default" or "expected" first language, ignoring that many people learn multiple (>3), non-English languages first.
-- Alt Words -
-- - English as learning-language (ELL), or non-native, or omit (because do you really know, for sure?) - -
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