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English as a second or foreign language

English as a second or foreign language (ESL or EFL) is the teaching and learning of English by people whose first language is not English. The field includes teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in countries where English is not the dominant language and teaching English as a second language (TESL) in English-speaking countries.

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English language teaching and learning

Contemporary English

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English as a second or foreign language

Nodes284
Edges283
Triples72
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007042
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English as a second or foreign language

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related to Types of English · 19
English as a second or foreign language → Also, Business EnglishEAL, ELF, English, EST, Extramural EnglishEIL, International English, More, Note, One, Teaching English, Teaching Young Learners English, TEFL, Terminology, TESL, TESOL International Association, This, TYLE, Young Learners

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english language students esl learners teaching also learning teachers speakers native may used many education languages tesol often countries different

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