English As A Second Language
English As A Second Language
English As A Second Language
lives (Ajoke, 2017). The process of learning a new language can be difficult, especially for
English. A person has to learn the new structures, words, tenses, and articles of the new
language. Since learning a new language takes some time, this causes students who speak
English as a second language to have low representation in areas like engineering and technology
One factor that has been noted about learning a language is that younger people can
learn a language faster than older people (Hashim et al., 2018). Such information shows how
adults or older people will go through a lot to master a language. People have a lot of pressure of
knowing how to speak English because it comes with various benefits, such as,
English is the language of business- Many corporations now encourage their workers to
have an understanding of English to get employment. Since many countries now have an
understanding of the language, it can create a link that can be used to conduct business.
Enables interaction with a global community- English is not the most spoken language
but it is spoken in the largest amount of countries. That is about 101 countries when
As much as English has benefits, ESL students find difficulty learning in higher
Culture Shock- This is the anxiety that kicks in when one is in a new environment with
unfamiliar signs and symbols. This can slow down the ability of ESL learners in
comprehending what they are learning since they are not yet comfortable. Factors that
lead to culture shock include the language barrier, unfamiliar weather patterns, living
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) - For ESL learners to participate in higher
education they have to understand and apply the vocabulary they learn. However, this can
be a challenge since the vocabulary used in higher education has various meanings
Higher Education Faculty lack training in handling ESL learners – The faculty in higher
education institutes can lack the knowledge on how to handle ESL students which
Lacking a sense of belonging – Having a sense of belonging also affects how one
performs academically. Since ESL learners are under-represented they have challenges
All these challenges facing ESL learners can be taken care of with the right
interventions. Since presently more ESL learners are being registered especially in the United
States it will be vital to take care of them. The world is becoming a community therefore having
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