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'''English-language learner''' (often abbreviated as '''ELL''') is a term used in some English-speaking countries such as the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] to describe a person who is learning the [[English language]] and has a native language that is not English. Some [[Education in the United States|educational]] advocates, especially in the United States, classify these students as non-native English speakers or emergent bilinguals.<ref>{{cite book |id={{ERIC|ED524002}} |last1=Garcia |first1=Ofelia |last2=Kleifgen |first2=Jo Anne |last3=Falchi |first3=Lorraine |title=From English Language Learners to Emergent Bilinguals. Equity Matters. Research Review No. 1 |date=January 2008 |publisher=Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University }}{{pn|date=June 2023}}</ref> Various other terms are also used to refer to students who are not proficient in English, such as [[English as a second or foreign language|English as a second language (ESL)]], English as an additional language (EAL), limited English proficient (LEP), culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD), non-native English speaker, bilingual students, heritage language, emergent bilingual, and language-minority students. The legal term that is used in federal legislation is 'limited English proficient'.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wright|first=Wayne|title=Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners|publisher=Caslon|year=2010|___location=Philadelphia|pages=3 and 4}}</ref>