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''' | '''Teaching English as a foreign language''' (TEFL) involves the [[teaching]] of [[English as a foreign language]] (EFL). | ||
In the US there is extensive teaching of English to residents, [[TESL]] (Teaching English as a Second Language).<ref>[http://www.icaltefl.com/index.php/how-to-teach-english/tefl.html TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language]</ref>. The acronym [[TESOL]] (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is also used. | |||
TEFL is usually carried out outside [[English-speaking countries]]. | |||
The term [[teaching English as a second language]] (TESL) is often preferred within [[English-speaking countries]] where [[English]] is the [[majority language]] and lacking [[foreignness]], so not in fact ''foreign''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 15 February 2024
Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) involves the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL).
In the US there is extensive teaching of English to residents, TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language).[1]. The acronym TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is also used.
TEFL is usually carried out outside English-speaking countries.
The term teaching English as a second language (TESL) is often preferred within English-speaking countries where English is the majority language and lacking foreignness, so not in fact foreign.
