In this use, LEP is official school and government language, especially in the United States. It describes a person whose first language is not English and who cannot yet speak, read, or write English well enough for ordinary life in an English-speaking place. You will see it in phrases like LEP student, LEP family, or LEP patient.

In this use在這個用法裡 LEP LEP is是 official school and government language學校和政府的公文用語 especially尤其 in the United States在美國 It它 describes形容的是 a person whose first language is not English母語不是英文 and而且 who cannot yet speak, read, or write English well enough英文聽說讀寫還不夠好 for ordinary life in an English-speaking place沒辦法應付在英語地區的日常生活 You你 will see it會看到它 in phrases like LEP student, LEP family, or LEP patient在LEP student、LEP family、或LEP patient這類說法裡

It is paperwork English, not kind kitchen-table English. Many teachers now prefer English learner, because LEP puts the stress on what the person cannot do (limited) rather than on the fact that they are learning.

It這 is paperwork English是公文英文 not不是 kind kitchen-table English親切的家常英文 Many teachers很多老師 now現在 prefer比較喜歡用 English learner English learner because因為 LEP LEP puts the stress on把重點放在 what the person cannot do (limited)這個人不會什麼（limited，有限） rather than而不是 on the fact that they are learning放在他正在學習這件事上

The letters stand for Limited English Proficiency, or Limited English Proficient. Other fields use LEP for completely different things; this entry is only the language-skill meaning.

The letters這幾個字母 stand for代表的是 Limited English Proficiency, or Limited English ProficientLimited English Proficiency，或Limited English Proficient Other fields其他領域 use LEP也會用LEP for completely different things指完全不同的東西 this entry這個條目 is only只講 the language-skill meaning語言能力這個意思