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 h1LER8P09981; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:27:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:27:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <F11Qyi0JhsgVy134IpL00016bdb@hotmail.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: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8552] Re: ESL and ESOL Conventions X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1423 Lines: 40 "A rose by any other name....." Susan >From: Sylvan Rainwater <sylvan@cccchs.org> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8548] Re: ESL and ESOL Conventions >Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:26:48 -0500 (EST) > >At 11:17 AM 02/19/2003 -0500, WMFisher40@aol.com wrote: >> Can anyone help me to understand the conventional applications of >>ESL >>(English as a Second Language) and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other >>Languages)? In my locality, I think ESL often refers to college programs >>and >>ESOL often is used for elementary and high school programs. I have seen >>Adult Education English programs referred to as both ESOL and ESL. > >I've also seen EAL (English as an Additional Language). As others have >pointed out, ESOL is more accurate, but ESL is more recognizable, so that's >what we use. Incidentally, my certificate (with a Bachelors degree) is TESL >-- Teaching ESL, but the masters program is MA-TESOL. Go figure. > > >-------------------------------------------------------------- >Sylvan Rainwater . Family Literacy Coordinator >Clackamas County Children's Commission / Head Start >Oregon City, OR USA . mailto:sylvan@cccchs.org > _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
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