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 h1LH8mP20834; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:08:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:08:48 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3E565C67.8060103@adelphia.net> 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: Jean Fahey <ffahey@adelphia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8561] RE: ESL and ESOL Conventions X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1693 Lines: 60 MARYANNE THORNDYCRAFT wrote: >To add to the discussion on ESL vs. ESOL, where does ELL, a newer term >yet, fit into all this? > > > >>>>gbitterl@sdccd.cc.ca.us 02/19/03 04:12PM >>> >>>> >>>> >ESL vs. ESOL? - As an adult educator, we have been going back and >forth on >this issue for some time. Whereas ESOL is a more accurate term >referring to >our learners, programs still use ESL to refer to their programs. >Because >ESL is the commonly used term, we decided to use that and not ESOL for >our >new publication "Standards for Adult Education ESL Programs." >Gretchen Bitterlin > >-----Original Message----- >From: WMFisher40@aol.com [mailto:WMFisher40@aol.com] >Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:19 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8524] ESL and ESOL Conventions > > > 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. > Any clarification of these terms' uses would be appreciated! >How >would one explain these terms accurately to a non-native speaker of >English? > >It would also be interesting to see if they are used differently in >different >areas of the country. > Thanks, > Solveig Fisher > > > > Ells are synonomous with Leps..English Language Learners = Limited English Proficient My teaching certificate is English to Speakers of Other Languages, but my master's program was TESL
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