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TESOL
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (this is the name of an organization as well as an area of study)

TESL
Teaching English as a Second Language

TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language (this is a test that all international students must take in order to get into an American or other English-medium college/university)

ESL*
English as a Second Language

EFL*
English as a Foreign Language

*Typically, the two different terms mean essentially the same thing but are used based on whether or not English is being taught in a native English speaking environment. Our certificate trains you to teach either domestically or abroad.

























 
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