ESL is used to refer to a number of distinct populations, including the two large categories of immigrant and international students. While ESL refers to English as a Second Language, many of these students speak more than two languages and English may well be their third or fourth language. Immigrants may include students who are here as permanent residents, waiting to become citizens, or others who already have citizenship. Many ESL students are refugees from areas where war and social upheaval have caused emigration while others have chosen to come to the U.S. for family or economic reasons.
International students are in the United States to get an education.
They must be full-time students to maintain their visa status. These students will return to their home countries after getting their degrees. All students who enter YSU have to take an English Placement Test. Students educated in the American system are tested at the Writing Center. The problem comes with the students who have gone to U.S. schools for a few years.