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Common jargon of the English language teaching profession
Abreviations and acronyms
CALL—computer assisted language learning is using computers to learn language, such as English.
CLT—communicative language teaching, an approach that emphasizes the importance of communication in the target language
EFL—English as a foreign language, i.e. in countries where English is not the native language
ELT—English language teaching in general such as to native speakers of English
ESL—English as a second language, i.e. in countries where English is the native language
ESOL—English to speakers of other languages in general meaning both EFL and ESL
L1—First language, mother tongue
L2—Second language, generally the target language of study
S—Student; Ss—Students; S1, S2, S3, S4, S5...—individual students of a group (student-1, student-2, student-3...); STT—student talk time
T—Teacher; TTT—teacher talk time
TEFL—Teaching English as a foreign language, i.e. to locals in countries where English is a foreign language
TESL—Teaching English as a second language, i.e. to newcomers in countries where English is the native language
TESOL—Teaching English to speakers of other languages in general, TEFL and TESL inclusive. Also the name of an organization, TESOL Inc
Regional
Hong Kong
NET—Native-speaking English Teacher—a teacher in Hong Kong who is from a country such a the UK, US, Canada, Australia, etc. who speaks English as a native language. Love the wild words.
