June 8, 2014 4:03 pm
TESOL ~ Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Situations where English is taught as an L2 or where it is taught as a foreign Language.
ESOL (English for Speakers of other languages)
ELT (English Language Teaching)
EMT (English as a Mother Tongue)
ESL (English as a Second Language ~English is being taught and learned in countries, contexts, and cultures in which English is the predominant language of communication)
EFL (English as a Foreign Language ~ English is neither widely used for communication, not used as the medium of instruction)
EWL (English as a World Language)
ESP (English for a Specific Purpose)
EAP (English for Academic Purposes)
EST (English for Science and Technology)
SLA ~ Second Language Aquisition
L1 ~ English as a First Language
L2 ~ English as a Second Language
Posted by deceptivelyblonde
Tags: Abbreviations, Definitions, ESL, Teaching, TESL, TESOL
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