Here is a list of the most used acronyms in the ESL (English as a Second Language), EFL (English as a Foreign Language) industry:
| CELTA | Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults |
| CPE | Certificate of Proficiency in English - an exam requested by British universities for admittance - essentially the same of the TOEFL. |
| DELTA | Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults |
| EAP | English for Academic Purposes |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language - commonly used when referring to the teaching of English in a non-English speaking country. |
| ELI | English Language Instructor |
| ELT | English Language Teacher or English Language Training or English Language Trainer |
| EOP | English for Occupational Purposes |
| ESL | English as a Second Language - teaching of English in an English speaking country. |
| ESOL | English to/for Speakers of Other Languages - this is becoming more fashionable because sometimes English is the third or forth language a person speaks. |
| ER | Employer Relations - this is one of our acronyms... sorry |
| ESP | English for Special Purposes |
| EST | English for Science and Technology |
| RSA | Royal Society Arts - the board/society that first started training people to teach English |
| RSA C-TEFLA | Certificate course that offers an introduction to teaching methodologies and lesson planning for English classes. |
| RSA D-TEFLA | Diploma course that offers more study of methodology and prepares one for teacher training. Usually you need the C-TEFLA before this is possible. |
| TEFL | Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
| TESL | Teaching English as a Second Language |
| TESOL | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language - measures fluency and is a requirement for post-secondary entrance when English is not the student's first language. |
| TOEIC | Test of English for International Communication - standardized test many international companies use to determine proficiency of English. In many cases individuals in business in countries where English is not the primary language, this is used as a means to determine employability, raises and promotions. |
| TSE | Test of Spoken English |
| TWE | Test of Written English |
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