Classrooms Around the World/ELT Acronyms

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TESL 0100
In my school division the acronyms EAL and LAL are used to describe different types of students and these acronyms come from Manitoba Education.
EAL Student: English as an Additional Language. English is not their first language. These students have literacy  skills in another language and have had formal schooling experiences. They may or may not require additional support in the classroom.
LAL Student: Literacy, Academics and Language. English is not their first language. These students have not had much or possibly any schooling experiences and do not have a foundation of literacy skills.
There is an EAL/LAL teacher in my division who works with a small group of secondary LAL students daily for half a day. She teaches them foundations skills in literacy, numeracy and life skills. For the other half of the day most of them attend high school elective classes.  
I am also familiar with the acronym TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language. When I taught ESL in South Korea and in Florida I taught a TOEFL Preparation Course. As described by Wikipedia, it is "a standardized test to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers wishing to enroll in English-speaking universities." 
This is just a small sampling of a few ELT acronyms.The website The Internet TESL Journal has a list of many of the most common acronyms. Check out the link below:

The Internet TESL Journal

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  1. Vicky19 October 2018 at 15:08

    Prepare yourself, there will be many more of those to come!

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