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From: Jean Fahey <ffahey@adelphia.net>
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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8536] Esl/Esol
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Dear Esl/Esol/Ell Educators,
I teach Esol K-12 and have been doing so since 1988. Our dept.of
education office was always Esl office-now is Esol office,English to
Sspeakers of Other Languages. Esl is the more commonly referred to
term,and probably the most recognizable. The Esol term acknowledges the
fact that our English language learners(yes,our Ells) might be learning
English as a 3rd or 4th language. The two are interchangeable, but Esol
is becoming more common(although Tesol has always been Tesol, not Tesl).
Both refer to programs of study, the subject being taught. Ells refer to
the learners, as does Lep,limited English proficient. I prefer the term
-Ells, because it stresses the positive, rather than their "limited"
proficiency. Again, both are used interchangeably.
Hope I didn't add more confusion-
Jean Fahey, Esl/Esol teacher of Ells,Leps in New Hampshire
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