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title slug flag defined excerpt speech alt_words reading
English as Second Language (ESL) english-as-second-language
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avoid
true the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken noun
English as learning-language (ELL)
English as an additional language (EAL)
or non-native
or omit (because do you really know, for sure?)
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https://benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/supporting-english-language-learners-in-reading-writing.html#section_2 ELL Glossary by Benchmark Education (US)
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http://www.naldic.org.uk/eal-teaching-and-learning/eal-glossary/#MainControl_Glossary_ZoneMain_GlossaryPlaceholderControl1_ctl00_PresentationModeControlsContainer_SECTION_E EAL glossary by NALDIC (UK)

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.