Second language

Synonyms for "second language" (21 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)
acquired languageadditional languageadditional language studyforeign languageforeign language class

Strong matches (6)

Adjective(3 words)
foreign languagesforeign tonguel2 oriented
Noun(3 words)
foreign-languageforeign-language literature classl2

Related words (10)

Adjective(9 words)
l2 relatedlanguage coursenon portuguese languagenonnative languagenonnative spanish programother-languagesecond-language basedsecond-language instructionalsecondary language
Noun(1 words)
more foreign-language

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
coursecurriculumeducational descriptorlanguagelinguistic communicationlinguistic descriptorsubject

More specific

14 entries
FrenchGermanMandarinSpanishfrench classgerman classmandarin classsecond-language assessmentsecond-language coursesecond-language curriculumsecond-language handbooksecond-language instructionsecond-language softwarespanish class

Collocations

11 entries
foreign language studysecond language acquisitionsecond language classsecond language educationsecond language learnersecond-language acquisitionsecond-language classroomsecond-language curriculumsecond-language instructionsecond-language learnersecond-language program

Inflections

3 entries
more second-languagemost second-languagesecond languages

Derivations

4 entries
second-language educationsecond-language learnersecond-language programsecond-language teacher

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My second languages are Italian and German.

Source: wiktionary

Vocabulary is a vital component of educational success in both first and second language contexts.

Source: wiktionary

Malay is the lingua franca of several Southeast Asia countries and has been simplified by its use as a second language by non-native speakers. For example, the Malay plural is formed by repeating a word twice – buku means book and buku-buku means books.

Source: wiktionary