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| 82e325b1bfd319c71c847c80222f5dfd7964a631 | english-as-second-language.md | 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. | <p>the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken</p> <h2>Issues</h2> <p>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</p> <h2>Impact</h2> <p>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.</p> | English as Second Language (ESL) | english-as-second-language | 1 | {"level": "avoid"} | noun | [{"href": "https://benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/supporting-english-language-learners-in-reading-writing.html#section_2", "text": "ELL Glossary by Benchmark Education"}] | ["English as learning-language (ELL)", "or non-native", "or omit (because do you really know, for sure?)"] |