TEFL

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English

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WOTD – 5 October 2021

Etymology

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Acronym of teaching (of) English as a foreign language.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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TEFL (uncountable)

  1. (education) Teaching of English as a foreign language.
    Synonyms: TESL, TESOL
    Coordinate terms: EAL, EFL, EIL, ELL, ESL

Usage notes

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  • Not to be confused with TOEFL.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “TEFL, n.” under “T, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021; “TEFL, abbrev.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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