TESOL is an acronym standing for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Generally speaking it is the same as TESL or TEFL and it is used as an umbrella term primarily in the USA.
TESOL refers to the teaching of the English language to students whose mother tongue (MT) is not English. Typically these students live in an English speaking country (such as Canada or the USA) and need…
TESL stands for Teaching English as a Second Language. It’s pronounced TESL to rhyme with WRESTLE.
Simply put, this means teaching English to people who are not native English speakers but who live in a country where English is the main language. For example, teaching English to Chinese speaking immigrants in Canada.
It used to be quite a common acronym in the US and Asia. However…
TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
This acronym is commonly used in Europe and by European teachers – mainly British and Irish.
In most cases TEFL is synonymous with TESOL and TESL, however there are differences at a deeper level.
Essentially TEFL is teaching English to people who need the language for business or for pleasure or for an exam. In most cases…
