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What is ESL?
ESL is the abbreviation for “English as a Second Language”. Other terms used are ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) or ELL (English language learning). Basically it’s teaching the English language to non-native students who have studied some English before or no English before.
The Language Areas are:
Listening - Speaking – Reading – Writing and Grammar - Pronunciation - Vocabulary
Listening and Reading skills come before a student’s comfort level in Speaking and Writing. That’s because at the beginning, students are engaged in receptive skills (listening comprehension and ability to understand what they read).
Speaking and Writing involve producing language and therefore these skills arrive later.
The goal of ESL classes is to teach non-native speakers good communication skills in their new language. Once students have the basic skills, the aim is to build upon their vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skills in English so that they can function in an academic/school setting, graduate high school and go on to further their education in American colleges and universities.
ESL is the abbreviation for “English as a Second Language”. Other terms used are ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) or ELL (English language learning). Basically it’s teaching the English language to non-native students who have studied some English before or no English before.
The Language Areas are:
Listening - Speaking – Reading – Writing and Grammar - Pronunciation - Vocabulary
Listening and Reading skills come before a student’s comfort level in Speaking and Writing. That’s because at the beginning, students are engaged in receptive skills (listening comprehension and ability to understand what they read).
Speaking and Writing involve producing language and therefore these skills arrive later.
The goal of ESL classes is to teach non-native speakers good communication skills in their new language. Once students have the basic skills, the aim is to build upon their vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skills in English so that they can function in an academic/school setting, graduate high school and go on to further their education in American colleges and universities.