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We shall be educating ourselves with the various forms in which ELT is being carried out across the world. there are varied courses that have been tailored to meet the varied needs of the client or customer, so here one gets to hear phrases with Acronyms like.... English as a First Language (EFL), English as a Foreign Language (EFL) again, English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a Third Language (ETL), English as a Library Language (ELL), and numerous other terms...
Culturally and Linguistically, there is such a diverse variety of people attempting to learn English all over the world and people keep finding themselves in various unique situations that demand they be compelled out of the formal school or college situations and interestingly enough new modes and modules of learning English have been developed by reputed institutions accordingly to suit the needs of each of these categories of learners.
We shall be educating ourselves with the various forms in which ELT is being carried out across the world. there are varied courses that have been tailored to meet the varied needs of the client or customer, so here one gets to hear phrases with Acronyms like.... English as a First Language (EFL), English as a Foreign Language (EFL) again, English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a Third Language (ETL), English as a Library Language (ELL), and numerous other terms...
Culturally and Linguistically, there is such a diverse variety of people attempting to learn English all over the world and people keep finding themselves in various unique situations that demand they be compelled out of the formal school or college situations and interestingly enough new modes and modules of learning English have been developed by reputed institutions accordingly to suit the needs of each of these categories of learners.
Here is a brief overview of the different ways in which English may be learnt. ESL( English as a Second Language), ESOL(English for the speakers of Other Languages), EFL (English as a Foreign Language), EAL( English as an Additional language), EIL (English as an International language), ELF (English as Lingua Franca), ESP (English for Specific Purposes), EAP (English for Academic Purposes)
BE – Business English
EAL – English as an additional language
EAP – English for academic purposes
EFL – English as a foreign language
EIL – English as an international language (see main article at International English)
ELF – English as a lingua franca, a common language that is not the mother tongue of any of the participants in a discussion
ESL – English as a second language
ESOL – English for speakers of other languages
ESP – English for specific purposes, or English for special purposes (e.g. technical English, scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters)
EST – English for science and technology (e.g. technical English, scientific English)
TEFL – Teaching English as a foreign language. This link is to a page about a subset of TEFL, namely travel-teaching. More generally, see the discussion in Terminology and types.
TESL – Teaching English as a second language
TESOL – Teaching English to speakers of other languages, or Teaching English as a second or other language. Also the short name for TESOL International Association.
TYLE – Teaching Young Learners English. Note that "Young Learners" can mean under 18, or much younger.
And now let us deal with each in brief for a better understanding.Types of English
Following is a list of the various types of English Language Courses for convenience's sake..BE – Business English
EAL – English as an additional language
EAP – English for academic purposes
EFL – English as a foreign language
EIL – English as an international language (see main article at International English)
ELF – English as a lingua franca, a common language that is not the mother tongue of any of the participants in a discussion
ESL – English as a second language
ESOL – English for speakers of other languages
ESP – English for specific purposes, or English for special purposes (e.g. technical English, scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters)
EST – English for science and technology (e.g. technical English, scientific English)
TEFL – Teaching English as a foreign language. This link is to a page about a subset of TEFL, namely travel-teaching. More generally, see the discussion in Terminology and types.
TESL – Teaching English as a second language
TESOL – Teaching English to speakers of other languages, or Teaching English as a second or other language. Also the short name for TESOL International Association.
TYLE – Teaching Young Learners English. Note that "Young Learners" can mean under 18, or much younger.
1. EFL : English outside English-speaking countries
EFL, English as a foreign language, indicates the teaching of English in a non–English-speaking region. Study can occur either in the student's home country, as part of the normal school curriculum or otherwise, or, for the more privileged minority, in an anglophone country that they visit as a sort of educational tourist, particularly immediately before or after graduating from university.
- TEFL is the teaching of English as a foreign language; this sort of instruction can take place in any country, English-speaking or not.
- Typically, EFL is learned either to pass exams as a necessary part of one's education, or for career progression while one works for an organization or business with an international focus.
- EFL may be part of the state school curriculum in countries where English has no special status (what linguistic theorist Braj Kachru calls the "expanding circle countries"); it may also be supplemented by lessons paid for privately.
- Teachers of EFL generally assume that students are literate in their mother tongue.
- The Chinese EFL Journal and Iranian EFL Journal are examples of international journals dedicated to specifics of English language learning within countries where English is used as a foreign language.
2. ESL: English as a Second Language
In the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand this use of English is called ESL (English as a second language). This term has been criticized on the grounds that many learners already speak more than one language. A counter-argument says that the word "a" in the phrase "a second language" means there is no presumption that English is the second acquired language (see also Second language). TESL is the teaching of English as a second language.
3. ESOL (English for the Speakers of Other Languages)
In the UK and Ireland, the term ESL has been replaced by ESOL (English for speakers of other languages). In these countries TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) is normally used to refer to teaching English only to this group.(To be continued......)
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_as_a_second_or_foreign_language#Varieties_of_English
