This is sometimes called English for speakers of other languages, or ESOL (Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, p.124, p.128).Īn abbreviation for English for speakers of other languages (Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, p.128). These people may use their mother tongue at home or among friends, but use English at school and at work. Sometimes a dialect gains status and becomes the standard variety of a country" (Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, p.107).Īn abbreviation for English as a Second Language: The role of English for immigrant and other minority groups in English-speaking countries. A dialect is often associated with a particular accent.
The learning of a native or first language is called first language acquisition, and of a second or foreign language is called second language acquisition. "The learning and development of a person's language.