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We hope for this to be a comprehensive list of terms and acronyms related to English language
teaching. We've included organizations, publishers, teaching terms and job titles. If we've missed any,
please let us know.
Macmillan
has an excellent, extensive glossary of ELT-related words and expressions.
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AAAL
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American Association for Applied Linguistics (Web site)
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ACET
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Association of Children's English Teachers (Web site)
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ACTFL
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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (Web site)
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ACTJ
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Association of Canadian Teachers in Japan (Web site)
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AET
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Assistant English Teacher
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ALT
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Assistant Language Teacher (part of JET)
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ALM
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Audio-lingual Method (depends on mimicry, memorization of set phrases and
repetitive drills; vocabulary is learned in context and there is extensive of audio tapes and
visual aids; evolved from the Direct Method)
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ARELS
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Association of Recognised English Language Services. The representative body of private
accredited English language schools in the UK. Formed in 1960, it is the longest-established
ELT association in the world. (Web site)
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BAAL
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British Association for Applied Linguistics (Web site)
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BALT
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British Association for Language Teaching
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BASELT
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British Association of State English Language Teaching (Web site)
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BC
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British Council (Web site |
BC Japan web site)
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BULATS
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Business Language Testing Service (provided by Cambridge ESOL
Web site)
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CALL
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Computer Assisted Language Learning
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CEELT
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Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers (Web site)
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CELTA
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Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (was CTEFLA; Web site)
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CIEE
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Council on International Educational Exchange (Japan representative for the
TOEFL; Web site)
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CILT
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Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (Web site)
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CILTS
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Cambridge Integrated Language Teaching Schemes (Web site)
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CIR
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Coordinator of International Relations (part of JET)
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CLAIR
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Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (part of JET; Web site)
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CLT
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Communicative Language Teaching
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COTE
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Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English (Web site)
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CPE
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Certificate of Proficiency in English (Web site)
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CTEFLA
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See CELTA
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CUP
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Cambridge University Press (CUP Japan web site)
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CWAJ
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College Women's Association of Japan (Web site)
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DBE
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Developmental Bilingual Education (similar to but more gradual than TBE, and continues development of
the student's native language after English proficiency is achieved)
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DEH
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David English House
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DELTA
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Diploma in English Language Teaching for Adults (was DTEFLA) (Web site)
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DM
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Direct Method (instruction in the target language, teaching everyday vocabulary, and with an
inductive approach to grammar; the first of the 'natural' methods)
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DOS, DoS
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Director of Studies
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DOTE
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Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English (Web site)
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DTEFLA
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See DELTA
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