Glossar
The world of teaching English as a Foreign Language is full of an array of abbreviations and acronyms. This glossary is your guide to the world of these acronyms and their meanings.
A1 | Beginner level on the Common European Framework for Languages |
A2 | Upper beginner level on the Common European Framework for Languages |
ABLS | Accreditation Body for Language Services |
ACTFL | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
AGRR | Anglo-German Remembrance and Reconciliation (project led by the Academy of English) |
AoE | Academy of English |
ARELS | Association of Recognized English Language Services |
ALTE | The Association of Language Testers in Europe |
B1 | Intermediate level on the Common European Framework for Languages |
B2 | Upper intermediate level on the Common European Framework for Languages |
BASELT | British Association of State English Language Teaching |
BC | British Council |
BE | bilingual education |
BEC | Business English Certificate (Cambridge test) |
BL | Blended Learning |
C1 | Advanced level on the Common European Framework for Languages |
C2 | Upper advanced level on the Common European Framework for Languages (near-native speaker) |
CAE | Cambridge Advanced English (test from Cambridge at C1 level) |
CALL | computer assisted language learning |
CaMLA | CaMLA English Placement Test |
CEFR | Common European Framework for Reference in Languages (system of descriptors to define language competencies) |
CEELT | Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers |
CELT-P | Certificate in English Language Teaching – Primary |
CELT-S | Certificate in English Language Teaching – Secondary |
CELTA | Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
Cert IBET | Trinity London Certificate in International Business English Teaching |
CertTESOL | Trinity London certificate for those with little or no experience of teaching English |
CertTEYL | Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners |
CILT | Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research |
CLT | communicative language teaching |
CLIL | Content and Language Integrated Learning |
CPD | Continued Professional Development |
CPE | Cambridge Proficiency English (test from Cambridge at C2 level) |
DELTA | Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
DoS | director of studies |
DTLLS | Diploma for Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector |
EAP | English for academic purposes |
EAQUALS | The European Association for Quality Language Service |
ECCE | Examination for the Certificate in Competency in English |
ECCO | English Conversation and Culture Oldenburg (method adopted by the Academy of English to teach English) |
ECPE | Examination for the Certificate in Proficiency in English |
EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
EIKEN | The EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency |
ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (Australian) |
ELL | English Language Learner |
ELT | English Language Training or Teaching |
EMT | English Mother Tongue |
EPT | English Placement Test |
ESB | English Speaking Board |
ESL | English as a Second Language |
ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
ESP | English for Specific Purposes |
ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
EST | English for Science and technology |
ETS | Educational Testing Service |
FE | Further Education |
FES | Fluent English Speaker |
FIRST | Cambridge First Certificate in English (test from Cambridge at B2 level) |
FTCL | Fellowship Trinity College London |
GESE | Graded Examinations in Spoken English (Trinity College London English test) |
HA | The High Arcal School, a partner school of the Academy of English in the United Kingdom |
HE | Higher Education |
IATEFL | International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language |
iBT | Internet-based Test (four skills test for the TOEFL test, taken on the internet) |
ISAT | International Students Admission Test |
ISE | Integrated Skills in English |
IT | Information Technology |
ICT | Information Communication Technology |
IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
ITP | Institutional Testing Program (paper-based, academic TOEFL test for internal use) |
JALT | Japan Association for Language Teaching |
JET | Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme |
Joint CertTESOL | Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. |
L1 | First language |
L2 | Second language |
LCM | Learning Centre Manager |
LTCL DipTESOL | Trinity College London teaching certificate for those with at least 2 years’ experience |
LTS | Language Testing Service |
KEY | Key English Test (test from Cambridge at A2 level) |
MELAB | Michigan English Language Assessment Battery |
MET | Michigan English Test |
MFL | Modern Foreign Languages |
MTELP | Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency |
NATESOL | National Association of Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages |
NQF | National Qualifications Framework (UK-wide system of qualifications) |
OET | Occupational English Test |
OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education |
PBT | Paper-Based Test (four skills test for the TOEFL written on paper) |
PET | Preliminary English Test (test from Cambridge at B1 level) |
PGCE | Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UK teaching qualification necessary for state sector) |
PTE | Pearson Test of English (academic test) |
QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
SEW | Spoken English for Work |
SLA | Second language acquisition |
STT | Student talking time |
TEFL | Teaching (of) English as a Foreign Language |
TESL | teaching (of) English as a Second Language |
TESOL | Teaching (of) English to speakers of Other languages
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. |
TKT | Teaching Knowledge Test (test for English teachers) |
TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
TOEIC | Test of English for International Communication |
TOLES | Test of Legal English Skills |
TRACK | TrackTest Online English Assessment Center |
TTT | Train The Teacher |
UCAS | Universities and Colleges Admissions Service |
VHS | Volkshochschule |
YLTE | Young Learners Tests of English |