English language learners
Non-native speakers studying
English language learners are students whose native language is not English and who are developing proficiency in English, typically within an educational setting.
The term appears in school contexts: The district serves over two thousand English language learners.
Often abbreviated ELL.
Materials labeled "for English language learners" use simplified vocabulary and grammar.
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
- native speakerOne who grew up speaking it
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
- syntaxRules for arranging words
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