I’m always coming across so many different abbreviations and acronyms that I always wind up very confused. Could someone please help and clarify?
What is TOEFL (Test or Teaching of English as a Foreign Language??)
ESOL:
Acronym; English for Speakers of Other Languages
Used in countries with English as the first language
EFL:
Abbreviation; English as a Foreign Language
Use in countries with any language as first language except English
FCE: Cambridge First Certificate in English
CAE: Cambridge Advanced certificate in English
CPE: Cambridge Proficiency certificate in English
IOELTS: Don?t know what it means, abbreviation, it is to do with studying in England, you would get a score, I think, between 1 and 9, with 5,5 or so you would be allowed to study technical things with 7 medicine and philosophy and so on (Please correct me if I am wrong)
I am sure there are many more so if you know any please tell me.
Thank you very much for your answer. I didn’t know the difference between TESOL and TOEFL until now.
I just have one more question regarding TOEFL; What benefits would you get from taking this test? (Actually I got some more questions) Where would you take it? And in which sectors and countries could you use it?