Glossary

Abreviations and acronyms
 * CALL** — computer assisted language learning is using computers to learn language, such as English.
 * CLT** — communicative language teaching, an approach that emphasizes the importance of communication in the target language
 * EFL** — English as a foreign language, i.e. in countries where English is not the native language
 * ELT** — English language teaching in general such as to native speakers of English
 * ESL** — English as a second language, i.e. in countries where English is the native language
 * ESOL** — English to speakers of other languages in general meaning both EFL and ESL
 * L1** — First language, mother tongue
 * L2** — Second language, generally the target language of study
 * S** — Student
 * S1, S2, S3, S4, S5...** — Students of a group (student-1, student-2, student-3, student-4...)
 * Ss** — Students
 * T** — Teacher
 * TEFL** — Teaching English as a foreign language, i.e. to locals in countries where English is a foreign language
 * TESL** — Teaching English as a second language, i.e. to newcomers in countries where English is the native language
 * TESOL** — Teaching English to speakers of other languages in general, TEFL and TESL inclusive. Also the name of an organization, TESOL