Abbreviation
|
Description |
|
ACTFL |
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
|
ARELS |
Association
of Recognised English Language Services |
|
BASELT |
British
Association of State English Language Teaching
|
|
BC |
British Council |
|
CALL |
Computer
Assisted Language Learning |
|
CATESOL |
California
TESOL |
|
CEELT |
Cambridge
Examination in English for Language Teachers |
CELTA
|
Certificate
in English Language Teaching for Adults (replaces CTEFLA)
|
|
CTEFLA |
Certificate
in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults
(replaced by CELTA) |
|
DELTA |
Diploma in
English Language Teaching for Adults (replaces DTEFLA)
|
|
DOS |
Director of
Studies |
|
DTEFLA |
Diploma in
the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults
(replaced by DELTA) |
|
EAP |
English for
Academic Purposes |
|
ECIS |
European
Council of International Schools
|
|
EFL |
English as a
Foreign Language* |
|
ELICOS |
English
Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (Australian)
|
|
ELT |
English
Language Training or Teaching |
|
ESL |
English as a
Second Language* |
|
ESOL |
English for
Speakers of Other Languages (US) |
|
ESP |
English for
Specific Purposes
|
IELTS
|
International
English Language Testing System |
|
JALT |
Japan Association for Language Teaching |
|
L1 |
first
language |
|
NATESOL |
National
Association of Teachers of English for Speakers of Other
Languages |
|
ODA |
Overseas
Development Agency |
|
SLEP |
(Secondary
Level English Proficiency) |
|
TBE |
Teaching
Business English
|
|
TEC |
Teaching
English To Children |
|
TEFL |
Teaching of
English as a Foreign Language |
|
TESL |
Teaching of
English as a Second Language |
|
TESOL |
Teaching of
English to Speakers of Other Languages |
|
TOEFL |
Test of
English as a Foreign Language
|
|
TOEIC |
Test of English for International Communication
|
|
TSE |
Test of
Spoken English |
|
TWE |
Test of
Written English |
|
UCLES |
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
|
|
USIA |
United States
Information Agency |
|
VSO |
Voluntary Service Overseas |
