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ELT

ELT

5.3
The teaching of English to people who do not speak it as their first language
  • noun
  • /iː ɛl tiː/
  • Jargon
translation icon : enseñanza del inglés
  • In light of the reciprocal benefits that technology offers to language learning and instruction, this article highlights best practices for harnessing the power of technology for ELT in high- and low-to-mid-resource environments.
  • ELT Journal

So I think the ELT is the one I'm most excited for, which is why I put it first.

Examples

  • In the following section, we will review the concepts of technology integration and computer-assisted language learning (CALL) normalization in ELT.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Figure 1 shows the interconnectedness of language, English, and learning technologies as they relate to ELT.

    Academic text (2018)

  • ELT professionals have many choices in this regard, including, but not limited to, what to communicate, how to communicate it, and what mode to use as the vehicle for that communication.

    Academic text (2018)

  • We start this section by reviewing the notions of technology integration and CALL normalization in ELT.

    Academic text (2018)

  • As a T.E.F.L. teacher in Europe, I appreciate Scott Thornbury's blog called An A-Z of ELT.

    Blog text (12)

  • Therefore, it is important for ELT practitioners worldwide to engage in professional development opportunities, such as the Global Online Course we discussed in this article, to further develop their pedagogical repertoire and enable them to incorporate technology in their English language classrooms.

    Academic text (2018)

  • As a language teacher, I have always been passionate about ELT and its impact on student's lives.

  • Many ELT professionals attend workshops to improve their teaching skills and share best practices.

  • The focus of the seminar will be on innovative techniques and strategies in ELT for non-native speakers.

Synonyms

EFL
vsELT
  • Jargon
1 3.8

Teaching or studying English by people who do not speak it as their first language

covers the whole field of teaching English in any setting
language teaching
vsELT
1 2.3

Work where people help others learn to speak and understand another language

limits that practice to teaching English rather than other languages

Surface Forms

ELT singular
ELTs plural

Morphology

ELT = E + L + T

ELT is an initialism (English Language Teaching) and the component letters are not usable morphemes for deriving the meaning without knowing the expansion.

Etymology

ELT: The letters in ELT come from English, Language, and Teaching. It means the field of teaching English to people whose first language is not English, so the name simply describes the work.