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Teaching English as a Foreign Language is also known as TEFL.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is TESOL.

While technically different, both are used to represent the level of teaching
qualification Teflen provides worldwide.

The term TEFL is used in the United Kingdom, whereas the term TESOL is more commonly referenced in
Australia and New Zealand, the USA and Canada.

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

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ABEEB - Association of British ESOL Examining Boards

ABLS - Association of British Language Schools

ADLTM - Advanced Diploma in English Language Teaching Management (UCLES)

ACoT - Associate of the College of Teachers

ACE - Adult and Community Education

ACP (TESOL) - Associate of the College of Preceptors (now ACoT Tesol)

A.Cert.TESOL - Advanced Certificate in TESOL (College of Teachers / Preceptors)

ACTDEC - Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses

AE - Adult Education

AEB - Associated Examining Board

AEI - Adult Education Institute

ALTE - Association of Language Testers in Europe

ALTO - Association of Language Travel Organisations

ARELS - Association of Recognised English Language Services (now 'English UK')

AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

BAAL - British Association for Applied Linguistics

BACC - British Accreditation Council for Further & Higher Education

BALEAP - British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes

BALT - British Association for Language Teaching

BASELT - British Association of State English Language Teaching (now 'English UK')

BATQI - British Association of TESOL Qualifying Institutions

BC - British Council

BEC - Business English Certificate (UCLES)

BIELT: British Institute of English Language Teaching

BTEC - Business and Technology Education Council

BULATS - Business Language Testing Service (UCLES)

CAE - Certificate in Advanced English(UCLES)

CALL - Computer Assisted Language Learning

CBEVE - Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges

CCSE - Certificates in Communicative Skills in English (UCLES)

CEELT - Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers (UCLES)

CEIBT - Certificate in English for International Business and Trade (UCLES)

CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (UCLES)

CELTYL - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Young Learners (UCLES)

Cert(ES) TESOL - Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL (ACTDEC)

CertTEfIC - Specialist Certificate in Teaching English for Industry and Commerce (Trinity College)

CertTEB - Certificate in Teaching English for Business (LCCIEB)

Cert (TM) TESOL - Certificate in the Theory and Methodology of TESOL (ACTDEC)

CfBT - Centre for British Teachers

CGLI - City and Guilds of London Institute

CILT - Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research

CILTS - Cambridge Integrated Language Teaching Schemes (UCLES)

CLIL - Content And Language Integrated English

CNAA - Council for National Academic Awards

COTE - Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English (UCLES)

CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English (UCLES)

CRELS - Combined Registered English Language Schools (New Zealand)

CTEFLA - Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (UCLES - replaced by CELTA)

DELTA - Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (UCLES)

DELTYL - Diploma in English Language Teaching to Young Learners (UCLES)

DES - Diploma in English Studies (UCLES)

DFEE - Department for Education and Employment

Dip.BPE - Diploma in Business and Professional English Language Teaching (UCLES)

Dip.CoT - Diploma of the College of Teachers

Dip.CP (TESOL) - Diploma of the College of Preceptors (now Dip.CoT Tesol)

Dip.TESAL - Diploma in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Asian Languages (Trinity College)

Dip.TIB - Diploma in Teaching English for Business (LCCIEB)

Dip (TM) TESOL - Diploma in the Theory and Methodology of TESOL (ACTDEC)

Dip (TM) TESP - Diploma in the Theory and Methodology of TESP (ACTDEC)

DOTE - Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English (UCLES - replaced by DELTA)

DTEFLA - Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (UCLES replaced by DELTA)

EAP - English for Academic Purposes

EAQUALS - European Association for Quality Language Services

EAL - English as an Acquired Language

EAT - European Association of Teachers

EFB - English for Business (LCCIEB)

EFC - English for Commerce (LCCIEB)

EFL - English as a Foreign Language

EFTI - English for the Tourism Industry (LCCIEB)

ELICOS - English Language Intensive Courses to Overseas Students (Australia)

ELL English Language Learner

ELSA - English Language Skills Assessment (LCCIEB)

ELT - English Language Teaching

EOP - English for Occupational Purposes

ESB - English Speaking Board

ESL - English as a Second Language

ESOL - English to Speakers of Other Languages

ESP - English for Specific Purposes

ESU - English Speaking Union

FCoT - Fellow of the College of Teachers (UK)

FCE - First Certificate in English (UCLES)

FE - Further Education

FIELS - Federation of Independent English Language Schools (New Zealand)

FIRST - Association of British language schools.

FIYTO - Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations

FLIC - Foreign Languages for Industry and Commerce (LCCIEB)

FTBE - Foundation Certificate for Teachers of Business English (LCCIEB)

GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification (UK)

HE - Higher Education

HNC - Higher National Certificate (BTEC)

HND - Higher National Diploma (BTEC)

HPA - Home Providers Association

IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

IB - International Baccalaureat

ICFE - International Certificated In Financial English

IDLTM - International Diploma in English Language Teaching Management (UCLES

IDPA - International Development Program of Australia

IELTDHE - Institute for English Language Teacher Development in Higher Education

IELTS - International English Language Testing System (UCLES-British Council-IDPA

IoL - Institute of Linguists

JCLA - Joint Council of Language Associations

JET - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme

JET - Junior English Tests (AQA exam)

KAL - Knowledge About Language

KET - Key English Test (UCLES)

LABCI - (Association of) Latin American British Cultural Institutes

LAGB - Linguistics Association of Great Britain

LCCIEB - London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board

MLA - Modern Language Association

NAAE - National Association of Advisors in English

NALA - National Association of Language Advisors

NATE - National Association for the Teaching of English

NATECLA - National Association for the Teaching of English and Community Languages to Adults

NATEFLI - National Association of TEFL in Ireland

NATESOL - National Association of Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (USA)

NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (UK)

NCILT - National Centre for Industrial Language Training

NCLE - National Congress on Languages in Education

NCML - National Council for Modern Languages in Higher and Further Education

NCVQ - National Council for Vocational Qualifications

ND - National Diploma (BTEC)

NEAB - Northern Examinations and Assessment Board

NELLE - Networking English Language Learning in Europe

NESB - Non-English Speaking Background

NIACE - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education

NVQ - National Vocational Qualification

ODL - Open and Distant Learning

OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education (UK)

OIBEC - Oxford International Business English Certificate (UODLE)

OL - Open Learning

OU - Open University

PBE - Practical Business English (LCCIEB)

PEI - Pitman Examinations Institute

PET - Preliminary English Test (UCLES)

PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate in Education

Pre-Cert (ES) TESOL - Preliminary Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL (ACTDEC)

QTS - Qualified Teacher Status

RELSA - Recognised English Language Schools Association (Ireland)

RSA - Royal Society of Arts

SALT - Scottish Association for Language Teaching

SATEFL - Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

SATESL - Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Second Language

SCOTTESOL - Scottish TESOL Association

SEFIC - Spoken English for Industry and Commerce (LCCIEB)

SESOL - Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages (Trinity College)

SET - Senior English Tests (AQA Exam)

SIETAR - Society of International English Cultural Training and Research

SNVQ - Scottish National Vocational Qualification

TEAL - Teaching English as an Additonal Language

TEC - Training and Enterprise Council

TEEP - Test of English for Educational Purposes

TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TEIL -Teaching English as an International Language

TESP - Teaching English for Specific Purposes

TEP - Tourism English Proficiency (UODLE)

TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language

TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

TEVAC - Teaching English for Vacation and Activity Courses

TKT - Teaching Knowledge TestTOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language

TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication

TP - Teaching Practice

UCLES - University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

UETESOL - University Entrance Test for Speakers of Other Languages (NEAB)

UKCOSA - United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs

ULEAC - University of London Examinations and Assessment Council

UODLE - University of Oxford Delegacy of Examinations

VSO - Voluntary Services Overseas

WEFT - Written English for the Tourism Industry (LCCIEB)

WYSTC - The World Youth and Student Travel Conference

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