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Download full textEllis, Elizabeth Margaret – TESL-EJ, 2006
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in English-speaking countries are not usually required to have proficiency in another language. Teacher competency statements frequently require "an understanding of second language development," and it is assumed that a monolingual teacher can attain such understanding without…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Instruction
