second language
noun
: a language that is learned in addition to the language a person first learned as a young child
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English teacher Most common skills: curriculum development, teaching English as a second language, English as a second language and classroom management
Top location hiring: Greater Melbourne Area
Median years of prior experience: 3.7
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The email automation services can automatically add personalized details to emails, feigning to be a fellow alumnus from your school, a speaker of your second language, or a fan of your favorite sport.
—Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Approximately one-third of Margaret Brent’s students speak English as a second language, and 85% are students of color.
—Christopher C. Morphew, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
This was the second language of the Skubal household.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The email automation services can automatically add personalized details to emails, feigning to be a fellow alumnus from your school, a speaker of your second language, or a fan of your favorite sport.
—Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Approximately one-third of Margaret Brent’s students speak English as a second language, and 85% are students of color.
—Christopher C. Morphew, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
This was the second language of the Skubal household.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
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“Second language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20language. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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