ELT Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms
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 |
CEELT | Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers |
CELTA | Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults (replaces CTEFLA) |
CILT | Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research |
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 |
EFL | English as a foreign language |
ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (Australian) |
ELT | English language training or teaching |
EMT | English mother tongue |
ESL | English as a second language |
ESOL | English for speakers of other languages |
ESP | English for specific purposes |
IATEFL | International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language |
IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
JALT | Japan Association for Language Teaching |
JET | Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme |
L1 | first language |
L2 | second language |
NATESOL | National Association of Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages |
ODA | Overseas Development Agency |
PGCE | Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UK teaching qualification necessary for state sector) |
TEFL | teaching (of) English as a foreign language |
TESL | teaching (of) English as a second language |
TESOL | a) teaching (of) English to speakers of other languages b) Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. |
TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
TOEIC | Test of English for International Communication |
USIA | United States Information Agency |
VSO | Voluntary Service Overseas |