Challenges in assessing english language proficiency (as an example of Uzbek secondary schools)

Children who speak the majority language, English, as their second or third language - English Language learners: ELLs are found in the caseloads of speech-language pathologists in Canada, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Uzbekistan is a country in which the English language has been learnt as a foreign language for decades, nevertheless, step-by-step, English is almost getting the place of the second language. The significance of the English language is increasing in Uzbekistan due to the several factors: state policy, Internet usage, prestigious jobs and so on.