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foreign-language instruction
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foreign-language instruction, methods used to give a student some competence in an unfamiliar language. When a language is taught for competence in reading literature or technical works or in communicating with or as foreign visitors, its status is that of a foreign language. The term second language refers to a language in which instruction in other school subjects is carried on or that serves as a common language for speakers of diverse language groups, as English does in India or French in Guinea. Second-language instruction begins early, often in primary school, and emphasizes command of the spoken language and practical ...(100 of 452 words)