español LE/L2

English translation: Spanish as a foreign language/second language (SFL/S2L)

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Spanish term or phrase:español LE/L2
English translation:Spanish as a foreign language/second language (SFL/S2L)
Entered by: Yvonne Becker

05:16 May 20, 2022
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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: español LE/L2
Estoy traduciendo el expediente académico de un estudiante de Máster en Lingüística aplicada a la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera.

Varias asignaturas incluyen la expresión "español LE/L2" que, según lo que he visto, significa "español como lengua extranjera o segunda lengua.

Ejemplo: La enseñanza del léxico y de la pronunciación del español LE/L2

¿En inglés se deja LE/L2 Spanish? Hay relativamente pocas referencias. Si lo traduzco como Spanish 2L/FL o Spanish as 2L/FL, hay muchas menos referencias. ¿Se coloca "Spanish as a foreign language or as a second language" o hay alguna convención para abreviar esta expresión en inglés?

Gracias nuevamente
Yvonne Becker
Local time: 03:22
Spanish as a foreign/second language
Explanation:
You should spell it out in full, as people won't understand the abbreviation.

If you do shorten it because the same term is repeated multiple times, you should explain the abbreviation the first time you use it.
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philgoddard
United States
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Un millón de gracias a todos
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4 +1Spanish as a foreign/second language
philgoddard
Summary of reference entries provided
SFL
neilmac
José Patrício
Foreign language vs second language
Michele Fauble

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Spanish as a foreign/second language


Explanation:
You should spell it out in full, as people won't understand the abbreviation.

If you do shorten it because the same term is repeated multiple times, you should explain the abbreviation the first time you use it.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 259
Grading comment
Un millón de gracias a todos

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
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Reference comments


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Reference: SFL

Reference information:
EFL = English as a Foreign Language
SFL = Spanish as a Foreign Language
QED.

Example sentence(s):
  • Initial training for teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL)....

    https://marcoele.com/palabraclave/spanish-as-a-foreign-language-sfl/
neilmac
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 527

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Simone Taylor: That's right, LE means Lengua Extranjera and L2 second language. In English we use the "FL" acronym.
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Reference

Reference information:
The Master's degree in Spanish as Second Language/ Foreign Language (90 ECTS) offers a linguistic, literary, cultural and didactic preparation in Spanish, aiming at a professional practice in Spanish as Foreign Language and scientific initiation in this area. - https://www.ilch.uminho.pt/en/Education/Pages/Masters-degree...

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Reference: Foreign language vs second language

Reference information:
The key difference between second language and foreign language is that while both second language and foreign language are languages other than the mother tongue of the speaker, second language refers to a language that is used for public communication of that country whereas foreign language refers to a language that is not widely used by the people of that country.

Many people use the two terms second language and foreign language interchangeably, assuming that there is no difference between them. However, there is a distinct difference between second language and foreign language, especially in pedagogy and sociolinguistics.
https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-second-...

In pedagogy and sociolinguistics, a distinction is made between second language and foreign language, the latter is being learned for use in an area where that language is originally from another country and not spoken in the native country of the speakers. And in other words, foreign language is used from the perspective of countries; the second language is used from the perspective of individuals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_language

Michele Fauble
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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