- ESOL
- /ee"sawl, es"euhl/, n.English for speakers of other languages: a field of language training including EFL and ESL. Cf. TESOL
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abbrevEnglish for speakers of other languages* * *
English for Speakers of Other Languages: English taught to people whose first language is not English, but who live in an English-speaking country and need English to communicate in daily life. This term is used especially in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand.Thesaurus: english language teaching and learninghyponym* * *
['ēˌsäl]abbr. English for speakers of other languages* * *
(in the UK and Ireland) English for speakers of other languages (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)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.