"Limited proficiency" refers to having a limited or basic level of skill or understanding in a particular area or subject. It means that someone is not highly skilled or knowledgeable in that specific field.
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Sentences with «limited proficiency»
- Performance in most cities is flat, with limited proficiency gains and large shares of schools stuck in the bottom 5 percent of schools in their state. (crpe.org)
- Nearly 25 percent of all public - school teachers in the United States had students with limited proficiency in English in their classes in 1980 - 81, but only 3.2 percent of those teachers said they had the academic preparation or the language skills... (edweek.org)
- Language barriers within the field are continuing to broaden, creating a spotlight on the fact that many of these employees possess limited proficiency in English (LEP). (fooddrink-magazine.com)
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