Wikigogy is C L O S E D Wikigogy saw little action. So I closed it. It had been an interesting two years with some spurts of generous content writing from a handful of people. However, most months had seen no activity except spam bot fighting. Wikigogy -- Closed as of August, 2008 -- was a networking Web site for teachers of English as a second or foreign language. Site may be removed soon. For now to fight spam efficiently Wikigogy will periodically be reverted to its August, 2008 state. Comments about the site closure are welcome on the Main page. --Roger 14:47, 24 August 2008 (CDT)

From Wikigogy

Common jargon of the English language teaching profession

[edit] 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

S1, S2, S3, S4, S5... — Students of a group (student-1, student-2, student-3, student-4...)

Ss — Students

T — Teacher

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 inclusively. Also the name of an organization, TESOL Inc

[edit] Regional

[edit] 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.