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The lack of understanding affects the experience and treatment of ESL/EFL/ELT learners. For instance, at universities worldwide, ELLs are often placed in English composition courses at lower levels than their peers, which are considered remedial. Coursework for ELLs in English composition courses in these instances is at lower levels (English 098 or 099), because some university educators believe that ELLs should have the English language skills of a native speaker prior to participating in first-year English composition or English 101. In this scenario, the perception is that ELLs need to fix an issue before they can proceed into regular coursework. Learning in two languages should be considered additive, meaning ELLs are working in two languages, which is a more complex intellectual process. A growing perception in college-level teaching is that ELLs should be taught first-year English courses modified for them, so they can proceed academically alongside their peers. In other areas, ELLs must take community college or foundation program English courses before they can proceed into their academic study. When ELLs need to take lower-level or additional courses prior to other study, this adds an additional course to their education, which makes their degree longer and more costly.