[etni] Fw: RE: Differences between TESOL, TESL, TEFL

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Though the explanations of the terms are correct it's important to note that
the differences are becoming increasingly blurred in some areas in the world
due to globalization and the spread of English.
There is quite a bit of literature on the subject. Two such articles are
Nayer, P. Bhaskaran. (1997) ESL/EFL Dichotomy Today: Language Politics or
Pragmatics?, TESOL Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 9-37, and
Kachru, B. B. (1997). World Englishes and English-using communities. Annual
Review of Applied Linguistics, 17,66-87.
Ofra Inbar


Christina wrote:
> Thought I'd respond to Ahmed's question:
> TESOL = Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
> TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language
> TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language
> What's the main difference between English as Second Language and English
> as Foreign Language?
>
> If you're teaching English to immigrants in the USA or Britain, then that
> would be considered a second language, as the students are immersed in
> English -- being that they live in a country where English is the language
> spoken.
>
> In Israel, for ex., for most students English is a foreign language --
it's
> not spoken here and it is not assumed that students are exposed to it
> regularly (even though, in fact, through music, television, etc. they kind
> of are), hence TEFL.
>
> That's essentially the difference.



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