Wednesday, November 02, 2011

What's the Difference? TEFL, TESOL, CELTA

Each of these acronyms mean teaching English and just use different terminology in their extended definition.

TEFL = Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (a term typically used in non-English speaking places where English is a foreign language)

TESOL = Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (a term typically used in English speaking places where there are people who are learning English as a Second language)

CELTA = Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (this term is the Cambridge Exam Board "brand name" for a TEFL course that trains people to teach adults English)

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