Teaching English as a Foreign Language is also known as TEFL.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is TESOL.
While technically different, both are used to represent the level of teaching
qualification Teflen provides worldwide.
The term TEFL is used in the United Kingdom, whereas the term TESOL is more commonly referenced in
Australia and New Zealand, the USA and Canada.
COMMON ACRONYMS
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
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SOCIAL
A
ABEEB - Association of British ESOL Examining Boards
ABLS - Association of British Language Schools
ADLTM - Advanced Diploma in English Language Teaching Management (UCLES)
ACoT - Associate of the College of Teachers
ACE - Adult and Community Education
ACP (TESOL) - Associate of the College of Preceptors (now ACoT Tesol)
A.Cert.TESOL - Advanced Certificate in TESOL (College of Teachers / Preceptors)
ACTDEC - Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses
AE - Adult Education
AEB - Associated Examining Board
AEI - Adult Education Institute
ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe
ALTO - Association of Language Travel Organisations
ARELS - Association of Recognised English Language Services (now 'English UK')
AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
B
BAAL - British Association for Applied Linguistics
BACC - British Accreditation Council for Further & Higher Education
BALEAP - British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
BALT - British Association for Language Teaching
BASELT - British Association of State English Language Teaching (now 'English UK')
BATQI - British Association of TESOL Qualifying Institutions
BC - British Council
BEC - Business English Certificate (UCLES)
BIELT: British Institute of English Language Teaching
BTEC - Business and Technology Education Council
BULATS - Business Language Testing Service (UCLES)
C
CAE - Certificate in Advanced English(UCLES)
CALL - Computer Assisted Language Learning
CBEVE - Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
CCSE - Certificates in Communicative Skills in English (UCLES)
CEELT - Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers (UCLES)
CEIBT - Certificate in English for International Business and Trade (UCLES)
CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (UCLES)
CELTYL - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Young Learners (UCLES)
Cert(ES) TESOL - Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL (ACTDEC)
CertTEfIC - Specialist Certificate in Teaching English for Industry and Commerce (Trinity College)
CertTEB - Certificate in Teaching English for Business (LCCIEB)
Cert (TM) TESOL - Certificate in the Theory and Methodology of TESOL (ACTDEC)
CfBT - Centre for British Teachers
CGLI - City and Guilds of London Institute
CILT - Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
CILTS - Cambridge Integrated Language Teaching Schemes (UCLES)
CLIL - Content And Language Integrated English
CNAA - Council for National Academic Awards
COTE - Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English (UCLES)
CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English (UCLES)
CRELS - Combined Registered English Language Schools (New Zealand)
CTEFLA - Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (UCLES - replaced by CELTA)
D
DELTA - Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (UCLES)
DELTYL - Diploma in English Language Teaching to Young Learners (UCLES)
DES - Diploma in English Studies (UCLES)
DFEE - Department for Education and Employment
Dip.BPE - Diploma in Business and Professional English Language Teaching (UCLES)
Dip.CoT - Diploma of the College of Teachers
Dip.CP (TESOL) - Diploma of the College of Preceptors (now Dip.CoT Tesol)
Dip.TESAL - Diploma in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Asian Languages (Trinity College)
Dip.TIB - Diploma in Teaching English for Business (LCCIEB)
Dip (TM) TESOL - Diploma in the Theory and Methodology of TESOL (ACTDEC)
Dip (TM) TESP - Diploma in the Theory and Methodology of TESP (ACTDEC)
DOTE - Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English (UCLES - replaced by DELTA)
DTEFLA - Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (UCLES replaced by DELTA)
E
EAP - English for Academic Purposes
EAQUALS - European Association for Quality Language Services
EAL - English as an Acquired Language
EAT - European Association of Teachers
EFB - English for Business (LCCIEB)
EFC - English for Commerce (LCCIEB)
EFL - English as a Foreign Language
EFTI - English for the Tourism Industry (LCCIEB)
ELICOS - English Language Intensive Courses to Overseas Students (Australia)
ELL English Language Learner
ELSA - English Language Skills Assessment (LCCIEB)
ELT - English Language Teaching
EOP - English for Occupational Purposes
ESB - English Speaking Board
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESOL - English to Speakers of Other Languages
ESP - English for Specific Purposes
ESU - English Speaking Union
F
FCoT - Fellow of the College of Teachers (UK)
FCE - First Certificate in English (UCLES)
FE - Further Education
FIELS - Federation of Independent English Language Schools (New Zealand)
FIRST - Association of British language schools.
FIYTO - Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations
FLIC - Foreign Languages for Industry and Commerce (LCCIEB)
FTBE - Foundation Certificate for Teachers of Business English (LCCIEB)
G
GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification (UK)
H
HE - Higher Education
HNC - Higher National Certificate (BTEC)
HND - Higher National Diploma (BTEC)
HPA - Home Providers Association
I
IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
IB - International Baccalaureat
ICFE - International Certificated In Financial English
IDLTM - International Diploma in English Language Teaching Management (UCLES
IDPA - International Development Program of Australia
IELTDHE - Institute for English Language Teacher Development in Higher Education
IELTS - International English Language Testing System (UCLES-British Council-IDPA
IoL - Institute of Linguists
J
JCLA - Joint Council of Language Associations
JET - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
JET - Junior English Tests (AQA exam)
K
KAL - Knowledge About Language
KET - Key English Test (UCLES)
L
LABCI - (Association of) Latin American British Cultural Institutes
LAGB - Linguistics Association of Great Britain
LCCIEB - London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board
M
MLA - Modern Language Association
N
NAAE - National Association of Advisors in English
NALA - National Association of Language Advisors
NATE - National Association for the Teaching of English
NATECLA - National Association for the Teaching of English and Community Languages to Adults
NATEFLI - National Association of TEFL in Ireland
NATESOL - National Association of Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (USA)
NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (UK)
NCILT - National Centre for Industrial Language Training
NCLE - National Congress on Languages in Education
NCML - National Council for Modern Languages in Higher and Further Education
NCVQ - National Council for Vocational Qualifications
ND - National Diploma (BTEC)
NEAB - Northern Examinations and Assessment Board
NELLE - Networking English Language Learning in Europe
NESB - Non-English Speaking Background
NIACE - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
O
ODL - Open and Distant Learning
OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education (UK)
OIBEC - Oxford International Business English Certificate (UODLE)
OL - Open Learning
OU - Open University
P
PBE - Practical Business English (LCCIEB)
PEI - Pitman Examinations Institute
PET - Preliminary English Test (UCLES)
PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Pre-Cert (ES) TESOL - Preliminary Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL (ACTDEC)
Q
QTS - Qualified Teacher Status
R
RELSA - Recognised English Language Schools Association (Ireland)
RSA - Royal Society of Arts
S
SALT - Scottish Association for Language Teaching
SATEFL - Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
SATESL - Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Second Language
SCOTTESOL - Scottish TESOL Association
SEFIC - Spoken English for Industry and Commerce (LCCIEB)
SESOL - Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (Trinity College)
SET - Senior English Tests (AQA Exam)
SIETAR - Society of International English Cultural Training and Research
SNVQ - Scottish National Vocational Qualification
T
TEAL - Teaching English as an Additonal Language
TEC - Training and Enterprise Council
TEEP - Test of English for Educational Purposes
TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TEIL -Teaching English as an International Language
TESP - Teaching English for Specific Purposes
TEP - Tourism English Proficiency (UODLE)
TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language
TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TEVAC - Teaching English for Vacation and Activity Courses
TKT - Teaching Knowledge TestTOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
TP - Teaching Practice
U
UCLES - University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
UETESOL - University Entrance Test for Speakers of Other Languages (NEAB)
UKCOSA - United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs
ULEAC - University of London Examinations and Assessment Council
UODLE - University of Oxford Delegacy of Examinations
V
VSO - Voluntary Services Overseas
W
WEFT - Written English for the Tourism Industry (LCCIEB)
WYSTC - The World Youth and Student Travel Conference
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