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English language learners include the obvious students who are not native English speakers. These non-native speakers desire to learn English for various reasons: to improve their career choices, to work in more lucrative jobs or locations which require English, or those who have already relocated and seek to become functional in their new, English-speaking location. There are those who desire to marry an English speaker, and need to improve their command of the language, as well as those who desire to pursue further education at a ...

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