title: Teaching students for whom English is a second language.
abstract: Nursing students for whom English is a second language (ESL) are now found in greater numbers in nursing schools. Their presence in nursing contributes to the diversity of the profession, but the language difficulties these students experience may influence academic achievement. Nurse educators can assist ESL students in reaching their career goal by being aware of the special language problems the students can encounter in academic settings and by instituting early and appropriate retention interventions.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hartley
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007858:Learning; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014956:Writing