TEFL

English

WOTD – 5 October 2021

Etymology

Initialism of t(eaching) (of) E(nglish) as a f(oreign) l(anguage).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛfl̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛf(ə)l/

Noun

TEFL (uncountable)

1. (education) Initialism of teaching (of) English as a foreign language

   Coordinate terms: EAL, EFL, EIL, ELL, ESL, TESL, TESOL

Usage notes

Not to be confused with TOEFL (acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Derived terms

• TEFLer

Translations

initialism of teaching (of) English as a foreign language

• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: TEFL f, hînkirina inglîzî wek zimanekî biyanî f

Further reading

• teaching English as a second or foreign language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• FELT, Felt, felt, flet, left