Unit 1 Acronyms

Question 1

CALL

Answer 1

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Question 2

EFL

Answer 2

English as a Foreign Language

Question 3

ESL

Answer 3

English as a Second Language

Question 4

L1

Answer 4

“Language 1” = the student’s native (primary or first acquired)language.

Question 5

L2

Answer 5

“Language 2” = the language being learned or studied

Question 6

TEFL

Answer 6

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Question 7

TESL

Answer 7

Teaching English as a Second Language

Question 8

TESOL

Answer 8

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Question 9

TOEFL

Answer 9

Test of English as a Foreign Language

Question 10

TOEIC

Answer 10

Test of English for International Communication

Question 11

5W’s

Answer 11

Who, What, Where, When and Why

Question 12

CBI

Answer 12

Content Based Instruction

Question 13

EAP

Answer 13

English for Academic Purposes

Question 14

ELT

Answer 14

English Language Teaching (or sometimes Training)

Question 15

ESOL

Answer 15

English to Speakers of Other Languages

Question 16

ESP

Answer 16

English for Specific Purposes / English for Special Purposes

Question 17

FLT

Answer 17

Foreign Language Teaching

Question 18

IEP

Answer 18

Intensive English program

Question 19

IPA

Answer 19

International Phonetic Alphabet (or Association)

Question 20

LEP

Answer 20

Limited English Proficiency (or Proficient)

Question 21

LL

Answer 21

Language Lab

Question 22

NNS

Answer 22

Non-Native Speaker

Question 23

NS

Answer 23

Native Speaker

Question 24

OHP

Answer 24

Overhead Projector a teaching tool

Question 25

SLA

Answer 25

Second Language Acquisition

Question 26

TPR

Answer 26

Total Physical Response

Question 27

CALLA

Answer 27

Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach

Question 28

CALP

Answer 28

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

Question 29

CELTA

Answer 29

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

Question 30

ELL

Answer 30

English Language Learner