TEFL

English

WOTD – 5 October 2021

Etymology

Acronym of teaching (of) English as a foreign language.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

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

Noun

TEFL (uncountable)

1. (education) Teaching of English as a foreign language.

   Synonyms: TESL, TESOL

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

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with TOEFL.

Derived terms

• TEFLer

Translations

acronym

• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: TEFL f

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• flet, felt, Felt, FLET, left, FELT, Left