Back الإنجليزية لغة ثانية Arabic Englisch als Zweitsprache German English as a second or foreign language English Inglés como segunda lengua Spanish انگلیسی به عنوان زبان دوم یا خارجی Persian Englannin kielen opetus vieraana kielenä Finnish English as a second language ID 제2언어로서의 영어 Korean Icongereza ka rurimi rwa kabiri Kirundi இரண்டாம் மொழியாக ஆங்கிலம் Tamil
English as a second language is a common phrase which has related acronyms, including
- ESL, which means "English as a Second Language". This is most often used in a country where English is the primary language
- EFL, which means "English as a Foreign Language". This is most often used in a country where English is not the primary language
- EAL, which means "English as an Additional Language".
- ESOL, which means "English for Speakers of Other Languages". This term is usually used to refer to English instruction for adult immigrants to English-speaking countries. [1]
- ELF, which means "English as a Lingua Franca", a term relating to Globalization.
Each of these acronyms means roughly the same thing. In each, the learners already have another native or "mother" language, and they want to learn English as well.
- ↑ "Common Acronyms in the TESOL Profession". www.tesol.org. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-06-04.