TESOL Acronyms

According to wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia acronyms are “abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) or parts of words (as in Benelux or Delmarva).”

Some common acronyms for TESOL and their meanings are:

TESOL-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TESL-Teaching English as a Second Language
TEFL-Teaching English as a Foreign Language
ELL-English Language Learner
HLS-Home Language Survey
L1-First Language (A students native language)
L2-Second Language (Language being Learned)
NES-Non English Speaking
SLA-Second Language Acqusition 

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