{"id":2289,"date":"2012-03-15T08:45:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T13:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.studyabroad101.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2022-08-08T12:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:24:46","slug":"alphabet-soup-tefl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyabroad101.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/alphabet-soup-tefl\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know the Alphabet Soup of TEFL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>With so many acronyms that are always being referenced in teach abroad material, we wanted to help you break down those letters and help you understand the lingo in the world of ESL (or EFL) to better prepare you for your transition into teaching abroad!<\/p>\n

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EFL<\/strong> \u2013 English as a Foreign Language – Students learn English in their countries. For example, a student living in Poland takes English classes there.<\/p>\n

ELL <\/strong>\u2013 English Language Learner \u2013 Our students!<\/p>\n

ESL<\/strong> \u2013 English as a Second Language – Students learn English in the English-speaking country in which they are living permanently or temporarily.<\/p>\n

ESOL<\/strong> \u2013 English to Speakers of Other Languages \u2013 This broader term which includes all learning contexts.<\/p>\n

ELF<\/strong> \u2013 English as Lingua Franca \u2013 English spoken between non-native speakers, usually for business purposes<\/p>\n

CELTA<\/strong> \u2013 Cambridge\u2019s Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages \u00a0– a widely recognized teaching qualification<\/p>\n

TEFL<\/strong> \u2013 Teaching English as a Foreign Language \u2013 This is the field you want to study to learn to teach.<\/p>\n

TESOL <\/strong>– Teaching English to speakers of other languages \u2013 Another, broader term for this profession. It is also the name of the industry\u2019s largest professional organization, TESOL.org.<\/p>\n

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