英语作为外语教学领域的缩写词汇

 TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language

This applies where English is learned and taught in an environment where English is not the official or unofficial first language. Examples: China, Spain, Laos

 TESL Teaching English as a Second Language

This applies to situations where English is learned and taught in an environment where English is used on a daily basis as either an official or unofficial second language. Examples: India, Singapore, U.S. immigrants.

 TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

This term is used for both the TEFL and TESL situations, where the mother tongue of learners is for students is other than English.

 ESL English as Second Language

This term is now widely used in situations where English is taught to non native speakers in a native English speaking country. Examples: U.S.A., New Zealand

 ELT English Language Teaching

A general term for the teaching of English in any of the mentioned learning situations.

 ESP English for Special Purposes

The term is used for the particular English required for special situations. Examples English required in business situations, for academic purposes, or in the tourism industry. Some TESOL training courses contain ESP courses.

 EYL English for Young Learners

 CELTA Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults

CALL = Computer Assisted Language Learning

EFL = English as a Foreign Language (Studying English in non-English-speaking countries)

ESOL = English to Speakers of Other Languages (Note: ESL and EFL are often used interchangeably. This acronym is an attempt to make a generic term and then assign more limited meanings to ESL and EFL.)

L1 = "Language 1" = the student's native (primary or first acquired) language.

L2 = "Language 2" = the language being learned or studied

TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language

TOEIC = Test of English for International Communication

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