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English as a Second Language, or ESL, courses can differ depending on which dialect of English is being taught — British English, American English, Indian English, etc. Some teachers have moved towards teaching EIL, or English as an International Language.
While English is no more complex than any other language, it has several unique characteristics that can make it difficult for new speakers. The most common mistakes made by language learners occur in the areas of syntax and pronunciation. Fortunately, because so many people are learning to speak English, there are a number of products available on the market for all types of learners.
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Fast Facts
- Language Family: Indo-European
- Number of Speakers: 1.8 billion speakers worldwide
- Official Language: 53 countries including the United States and England
- Major Dialects: American English, British English, Caribbean English, South African English
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English Learning Abbreviations
- BE: Business English
- EAL: English as an additional language
- EAP: English for academic purposes
- EFL: English as a foreign language
- EIL: English as an international language
- ELF: English as a lingua franca
- ELL: English language learner
- ESL: English as a second language
- ESOL: English for speakers of other languages
- EST: English for science and technology
- TEFL: Teaching English as a foreign language
- TESL: Teaching English as a second language
- TYLE: Teaching Young Learners English
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"fer sure" seems to be a saying with a lot of english as a second language speakers
@megHamonster | November 08, 2009 07:18 PM -
@iijimaai 英语么？？我订了个english as a second language，还不错。。不过我早过了学英语的时候了。。。也没啥学的余地了。。。
@justin7974 | November 08, 2009 05:07 PM -
Homer, Alaska: Students at Kachemak Bay Campus study English as a second language http://bit.ly/3Ekepk #esl
@PeaceNicole | November 08, 2009 12:25 PM -
私も一時期車でシャドウイングしてました。 一年間は頑張りましたが、つい続かなくなってしまい…；RT @akikoon: English as a Second Language、EnglishPod、CNN News Updateの3セットはヒアリング強化になかなか良いですね。
@tsucky | November 08, 2009 09:15 AM -
Tax bear is considering English as a Second Language training/CPD for all Gen Y & Gen NFI staff after correcting work all weekend.
@taxbear | November 08, 2009 08:39 AM
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English as a Second Language on Amazon | View All
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The Standard Deviants - Learn English as a Second Language (ESL) - Possessives, Verb + Infinitive, and the Past - $19.98
Possessives give you the ability to say what belongs to you and what does not. But possessives in English can be a little bit tricky. When do you use my and when do use mine? Or her and hers? We ll also show you how to stretch your conversa...
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E.S.L - English As A Second Language - $14.98
A stranger in a strange land, Bolivar De La Cruz (Kuno Becker) has just crossed the border from Mexico in search of a better life. In contrast, restless, club-hopping second-generation immigrant Lola Sara (Danielle Camastra) has the America...
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Ingles en 10 minutos al dia con CD-ROM (10 Minutes a Day) (Spanish Edition) - $24.95
INGLES en 10 minutos al dia® Book 132-page illustrated workbook</li> Full color throughout</li> Organized in 25 easy steps, by essential categories</li> 150 Sticky Labels for home and office&l...
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Instant Immersion ESL - $19.95
Newly arrived in New York? Settling into Seattle? From L.A. to D.C., non-native English speakers can now join the conversation, with Instant Immersion ESL, the dynamic audio language learning system on 8 compact discs. Providing effective, ...
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English as a Second Language - $13.99
DESCRIPTION: In this wickedly funny first novel--think Legally Blonde at Oxford--a young New York woman exchanges her corporate job for a year of books, blokes, and new friends in graduate school in England. Alexandra Brennan is fed up wit...
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View All English as a Second Language Questions (1287) | Ask a QuestionHow do I teach English as a second language abroad? (2 Answers)Contact your country's British Council office. For more information about how can you teach English, you can visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-teaching-english-gateway You can also visit http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ Akash... read moreHow many people speak English in the World? (2 Answers)http://images2.justlanded.com/es/classifieds/Letonia/Clases_Clases-de-Idiomas/Private-English-Language-Lessons-3-77006-1.jpg English is sometimes described as the first world languaje or first global lingua franca, is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. By ... read moreDo other languages use possessives the same way English does? (5 Answers)German also uses apostrophe for possession (genitive case) in the case of proper nouns mostly A few examples taken from wikipedia: - Andreas' Freundin Jana = Andrea's friend Jana - ... read moreWhat is the total addressable market for second language learning? AKA how many second language learners are there in the world? (1 Answer)This is not a strait forward answer, but hopefully I can get you pointed in the right direction. Simply stating this as a percentage of population is ridiculous. Anyone attempting ... read more
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