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TEFL Acronyms – teacher training
ACE: Access Certificate in Education. An entry-level training certificate being piloted by Pitmans/City and Guilds in the UK.
CELTA: Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. Widely-recognised certificate course developed in the...
TEFL Acronyms – associations
AAIEP: American Association of Intensive English Programmes is a group of university and college-based intensive English programmes
ACELS: Advisory Council for English Language Schools in Ireland
ARELS: Association of Recognised English Language...
TEFL acronyms – exams
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) (formerly AEB & NEAB) Certificate in English Language Skills (ESOL), JET SET, range of graded exams for ESOL. www.aqa.org.uk
Cambridge see University of Cambridge
Chauncey Group (part...
TEFL Acronyms – basic
CALL: Computer Assisted Language Learning.
DOS: Director of Studies
EAP: English for Academic Purposes–The study or teaching of English with specific reference to an academic (usually a university- or college-based) course.
ECIS: European...