Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iAIN0Y116716; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:00:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:00:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20041118224345.60175.qmail@web54706.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10578] Re: Question re. LEP terminology X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1811 Lines: 68 The title seems to be context-dependent from both your comments. It also seems to be an administrative concern. I wonder how learners of English see the classes they take? regards, Ujwala Samant --- Marcia Willliams <mwilliams@atcaa.org> wrote: > I think using ELL is more respectful and is in > keeping with our strengths > based family literacy model. > Marcia Williams > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hurtado, Margarita" <MHurtado@air.org> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" > <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:11 PM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10569] Question re. LEP > terminology > > > > Hello, > > I am new to this area and a colleague just > mentioned to me that there is > > term in education that is used for students > instead of LEP that is ELL > > (English Language Learner). > > I have used LEP (Limited English Proficient) as a > term to refer to adult > > patients and consumers who are not fluent in > English and speak it as a > > second language. > > > > Which one of these is the most appropriate when > referring to adults who > > are not fluent in English and speak it as a second > language in the > > context of health care? That is, we want to refer > to those populations > > who may need an interpreter, a translated survey, > etc. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > Margarita > > -------------------------------- > > Margarita P. Hurtado, Ph.D., M.H.S. > > Principal Research Scientist > > American Institutes for Research (AIR) > > 10720 Columbia Pike- Suite 500 > > Silver Spring, MD 20901 > > Voice: (301) 592-2215 > > Fax: (301) 593-9433 > > mhurtado@air.org > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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