ESL Termonolgy and Acronymns

ESL Glossaries
Lanternfish ESL's Glossary - http://bogglesworldesl.com/glossary.htm

LAUSD Ad. Ed. Divsion (ESL Course Outline Glossaries) - http://esl.adultinstruction.org/ESL_Course_Outlines.htm (at the end of each course outline)

OTAN's Adult Education Dictionary - http://www.otan.us/adulteddictionary/index.cfm?fuseaction=aed&catid=3147

Additional Termonology (if you do not find a term in the glossaries listed above, please feel free to add it here):
Blended learning in educational research refers to a mixing of different learning environments. It combines traditional face-to-face classroom methods with more modern computer-mediated activities. According to its proponents, the strategy creates a more integrated approach for both instructors and learners. Formerly, technology-based materials played a supporting role to face-to-face instruction. Through a blended learning approach, technology will be more important. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learning

Acronyms
BE - Bilingual education

BICS - Basic interpersonal communication skills

CALL: Computer Assisted Language and Literacy 

<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">CALP - Cognitive academic language proficiency

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">CLD - Cultural and linguistic diversity

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">CRA - Civil Rights Act of 1964

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">DBE - Developmental bilingual education

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">EEOA - Equal Education Opportunity Act of 1974

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">EIEA - Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">EFL - English as a foreign language

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">ELL - English language learner

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">ESL - English as a second language

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">ESOL - English for speakers of other languages

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">FLES - Foreign language in elementary schools

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">HLS - Home language survey

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">HILT - High intensity language training

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">IASA - Improving America's Schools Act

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">IEP - Intensive English program

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">IHE - Institution of higher education

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">IST - Instructional support team

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">L1, L2 - First language, second language

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Lau - Lau v. Nichols Supreme Court decision

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">LCD - Linguistically and culturally diverse

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">LEA - Local education agency

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">LEP - Limited English proficient or limited English proficiency

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">LM - Language minority

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">MEP - Migrant education program

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">NEP - Non-English proficient

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">NES - Non-English speaking

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">NNS - Non-native speaker

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">PSSA - Pennsylvania System of School Assessment

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">PHLOTE - Primary home language other than English

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">SEA - State education agency

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">SLA - Second language acquisition

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">SNS - Spanish for native speakers

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">SSL - Spanish as a second language

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">TBE - Transitional bilingual education

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">TPR - Total physical response <span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">

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Source: http://www.iu13.k12.pa.us/esl_acronyms.shtml