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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation teaching English as a foreign language

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  • initialism Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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Examples

  • The author himself has been involved in TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language - for more than thirty years.

    Teaching English Overseas: A Job Guide for Americans and Canadians 2008

  • The author himself has been involved in TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language - for more than thirty years.

    Teaching English Overseas: A Job Guide for Americans and Canadians 2008

  • I quite agree with what Anne Davis said today ... the possibilities of blogs are unlimited ... even if you think only of bloggging in TEFL there's so much that can be done ...

    What is a blog? Nancy A. McKeand 2005

  • The more important qualification is some kind of TEFL certificate.

    ESL Jobs FAQ « Esl Articles « Articles « Literacy News 2009

  • The final test of the standard of English achieved was always related to an international standard, such as TEFL or CEP.

    ?s about Morelia 2004

  • That was written by what we’d now call a TEFL specialist (PhD, no less) back in 1963, and a TEFL instructor I know teaching English at a college in Hong Kong right now confirms (on seeing this thread) that this is still the case:

    PodCastle » PC036: Ancestor Money 2008

  • I'm a friendly / fun / 'TEFL' qualified (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) native English teacher from the south of England with a good clear accent and many hours teaching experience

    The Nation - Breaking News 2009

  • I'm moving to th Lake Chapala area in the fall after 37 years as a school psychologist; I'm also certificated in TEFL/TESL .... and I need to get an endorsement to volunteer at the area orphanages?

    INM rules for volunteering 2009

  • I'm moving to th Lake Chapala area in the fall after 37 years as a school psychologist; I'm also certificated in TEFL/TESL .... and I need to get an endorsement to volunteer at the area orphanages?

    INM rules for volunteering 2009

  • Implementing The Lexical Approach was one of the first books that I read when I began to ask the question, “is there more to teaching than what I learned for the TEFL certificate?”

    L is for (Michael) Lewis « An A-Z of ELT 2010

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