L. Acronyms for English Language Instruction

ELD: English Language Development, a class that teaches English to students who speak another language

ESL: English as a Second Language, an approach that teaches students who are not native English speakers in English

ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages

LEP: Limited English Proficiency, a term for students whose English is not developed enough to succeed in English-only classrooms

TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

SLA: Second Language Acquisition

ELT: English Language Teaching, a term that covers all aspects of teaching English

TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, an acronym for teaching students who do not speak English as their first language

ELL: English Language Learner, a student who is age 5 or older and is learning English as a second language

EL: English Learner, synonymous with ELL

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