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ESL

American

English as a second language: the study of English by nonnative speakers in an English-speaking environment.

ESL British

abbreviation

English as a second language

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His sister Jasmen is now Testerman’s ESL student.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

ESL instruction for those with little or no English begins with using pictures and hand gestures to teach words for simple, everyday objects such as books and pencils.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

On Thursday the European Court of Justice said banning clubs from joining the ESL was unlawful and a revamped league was proposed hours later.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

On Thursday, the European Court of Justice ruled that banning clubs from joining the league was unlawful and the revamped ESL was outlined hours later.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

For two years, I tried to get Baba to enroll in ESL classes to improve his broken English.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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