Tuesday, June 19, 2007

ESL Acronyms

Just as with any profession, ESL teaching has a list of acronyms and terms that are specific to this field. The most common are ESL and EFL. ESL stands for English as a Second Language and EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language.

TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. This term is more recent and often encompasses both ESL and EFL.

TOEFL and TOEIC are also commonly used acronyms in the TESOL profession. TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language. Many foreign students must do well on this test to qualify for American universities.

TOEIC stands for Test of English for International Communication. This test is often required by non-native English speaking countries to test English proficiency of potential employees.

More ESL Acronyms.

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