How long will it take a beginning ESL student at FIS to learn sufficient English to be ready to enter the full mainstream program in middle school (i.e. exit from ESL)?
And now it is possible to answer: on average students need about three years in ESL before they have sufficient English to function successfully and independently in the mainstream. However some students pass through the program much more quickly, while others need a fourth or even fifth year of ESL. See the answer to the next question for reasons why this should be.
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