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2. Learning English (version of English) - Wikipedia

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   Learning English (previously known as Special English) is a controlled version of the English language first used on October 19, 1959, and still presented daily by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America (VOA). World news and other programs are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Reporters avoid idioms and use a core ...

3. Voice of America - Wikipedia

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   www.voanews.com. Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international radio broadcasting state media network funded by the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters. [4][5][6] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the world. [7]

4. ILR scale - Wikipedia

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   It is the standard grading scale for language proficiency in the United States 's federal-level service. It was originally developed by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), which included representatives of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, based at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC). The scale grades people's language ...

5. Basic English - Wikipedia

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   Basic English (a backronym for British American Scientific International and Commercial English) [1] is a controlled language based on standard English, but with a greatly simplified vocabulary and grammar. It was created by the linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for teaching English ...

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7. English as a second or foreign language - Wikipedia

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   English classes in Moscow in 1964. English as a second or foreign language refers to the use of English by individuals whose native language is different, commonly among students learning to speak and write English. Variably known as English as a foreign language (EFL), English as a second language (ESL), English for speakers of other languages ...