| CALL |
Computer Assisted Language Learning. |
| CELTA |
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. CELTA, pronounced selta, is a professional qualification for teaching English as a foreign language. The CELTA is a common requirement for teachers of English as a foreign language, and is widely recognised throughout the world. |
| CertTESOL |
Trinity Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. CertTESOL is often considered an equivalent to the CELTA. |
| DELTA |
Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults. DELTA is a professional qualification in English language teaching, and is often seen as a follow-up to the CELTA. The DELTA is usually taken once the individual has completed a couple of years of teaching and has decided on a more long-term and serious commitment to the teaching of English. |
| DoS |
Director of Studies. |
| EAL |
English as an additional language. |
| EAP |
English for academic purposes. |
| EFL |
English as a foreign language. |
| EIL |
English as an international language. |
| ELF |
English as a lingua franca. |
| ELL |
English language learner. |
| ELT |
English language teaching. |
| ESOL |
English for speakers of other languages. |
| ESL |
English as a second language. English for use in an English-speaking region by someone whose first language is not English. |
| ESP |
English for special purposes, or English for specific purposes (e.g. technical English, scientific English, English for medical professionals etc.). |
| IELTS |
International English Language Testing System. IELTS is a test of English language proficiency. IELTS is accepted by most Australian, British, Canadian, Irish, New Zealand and South African academic institutions, by an increasing number of academic institutions in the USA, and by various professional organisations. |
| TEFL |
Teaching English as a foreign language. |
| TESL |
Teaching English as a second language. |
| TESOL |
Teaching English to speakers of other languages, or Teaching English as a second or other language. |
| TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language. The TOEFL, pronounced "toe-full", evaluates the potential success of an individual to use and understand American English at a college level. It is required for non-native applicants at many American and English-speaking colleges and universities. |
| TOEIC |
Test of English for International Communication. TOEIC measures the ability of non-native English-speaking people to use English in everyday work activities. |
| UCLES |
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (an exam board). |
