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Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 277 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 6:15 pm Post subject: Glossary |
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Glossary
CELTA: Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. This TEFL certificate accredited by Cambridge University. This course is generally offered either on a part-time basis over several months or full-time over four weeks.
EFL: English as a Foreign Language.
ESL: English as a Second Language.
TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language. There are many different TEFL certificates available and they can vary considerably in terms of quality. One highly regarded one in the CELTA (see above). Things to look out for when choosing a course include the amount of class practice time you get. A good course will give you plenty of experience actually teaching in front of a class.
TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages. |
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