I agree with both Jackie and Terry. As Terry stated, it's 
better than LEP (leper?)

David Brown
ESL/EFL/ELL teacher
Long Beach, CA USA

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:54:50 -0500
  Jacqueline Saindon <jsaindon at uga.edu> wrote:

> I'm curious about why the term ELL and not considered 

>correct.  I sit  

> both in the camp of K-12 and adult literacy.  In K-12 

>the term has  

> become the state used term, and I believe it's 

>acceptably used in  

> adult literacy as well.  I hope someone will  affirm or 

>disaffirm the  

> use of English Language Learner ifor both K-12 and adult 

>literacy   

> settings.

> 

> 

> Jackie Saindon

> 

> 

> On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:53 PM, Terry Said wrote:

> 

>> Who told you it wasn't PC and what do they suggest you

>> use instead? What about it did they feel was

>> discriminatory? This is the term used in the state of

>> Michigan, and several others I've worked in. This term

>> replaced LEP (limited English proficiency).

>>

>> Terry Pruett-Said

>>

>> --- joanna arhon <jarhon at hotmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>> ---------------------------------

>> Hello all,

>>

>> I was told that the term English Language Learner is

>> no longer PC?

>> Is English Learner the term that is now used?

>>

>> Thoughts?

>>

>> -Joanna Arhon

>>

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Peace,

David