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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.

CLTcommunicative 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.

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