TESOL
Teaching foreigners English
TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
It refers to the academic field, professional certification, and teaching methods focused on English instruction for non-native speakers: She earned her TESOL certificate before moving abroad.
The term encompasses both teaching English as a second language (ESL) domestically and as a foreign language (EFL) internationally.
Art of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lesson planningPreparing educational content beforehand
- immersionState of being submerged
scaffolding · error correction · feedback · assessment · rubrics · portfolio · formative assessment
Smooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- listeningAttending to sound
- speakingOral expression of language
- readingInterpreting written text
writing · comprehension · pronunciation · intonation · grammar · syntax · discourse · pragmatics
Process of gaining non-native fluency
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- sociolinguisticsStudy of language variation
psycholinguistics · contrastive analysis · code-switching · bilingualism · critical period · universal grammar · interlanguage
Non-native language instruction
- non-native speakerOne who learned elsewhere
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- intermediateBetween two levels
- advancedFar along in development
language learner · multilingual · bilingual · refugee · immigrant · international student · adult learner · language barrier
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- DELTAMilitary special forces unit
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
- endorsementFormal expression of support
credential · qualified · practicum · portfolio · professional development · continuing education · standards · Trinity College
pedagogy
Art of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lesson planningPreparing educational content beforehand
immersion · scaffolding · error correction · feedback · assessment · rubrics · portfolio · formative assessment
fluency
Smooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- listeningAttending to sound
- speakingOral expression of language
reading · writing · comprehension · pronunciation · intonation · grammar · syntax · discourse · pragmatics · academic English
second language acquisition
Process of gaining non-native fluency
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
sociolinguistics · psycholinguistics · contrastive analysis · code-switching · bilingualism · critical period · universal grammar · interlanguage
EFL
Non-native language instruction
- non-native speakerOne who learned elsewhere
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- intermediateBetween two levels
language learner · advanced · multilingual · bilingual · refugee · immigrant · international student · adult learner · language barrier · mother tongue
certification
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- DELTAMilitary special forces unit
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
endorsement · credential · qualified · practicum · portfolio · professional development · continuing education · standards · Trinity College
- language educationbilingual, language teaching, biliteracy, language learning, immersion
- cultural exchangecultural exchange, cross-cultural, student exchange, intercultural, exchange program
- Teaching Abroadteaching abroad, exchange programs, language schools, cultural exchange, international schools
- ESL teachingEFL, lesson plans, lesson plan, classroom, textbook
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books