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* Added additional alt-word (EAL) * Update 11ty/definitions/english-as-second-language.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com>
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title: English as Second Language (ESL)
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slug: english-as-second-language
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flag:
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level: avoid
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defined: true
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excerpt: the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken
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speech: noun
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alt_words:
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- English as learning-language (ELL)
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- English as an additional language (EAL)
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- or non-native
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- or omit (because do you really know, for sure?)
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reading:
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- href: https://benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/supporting-english-language-learners-in-reading-writing.html#section_2
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text: ELL Glossary by Benchmark Education (US)
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- href: http://www.naldic.org.uk/eal-teaching-and-learning/eal-glossary/#MainControl_Glossary_ZoneMain_GlossaryPlaceholderControl1_ctl00_PresentationModeControlsContainer_SECTION_E
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text: EAL glossary by NALDIC (UK)
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the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken
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## Issues
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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
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## Impact
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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.
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