/ ˌiː es ˈel; NAmE / abbreviation
English as a second language (refers to the teaching of English as a foreign language to people who are living in a country in which English is either the first or second language)
/ ˌiː es ˈel; NAmE / abbreviation
English as a second language (refers to the teaching of English as a foreign language to people who are living in a country in which English is either the first or second language)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005