These acronyms will help you decode most Toronto job ads.

 

CALL: Computer Assisted Language Learning – Using computers to help teach language

CCLB: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks – Organization that develops and maintains the CLB

CELTA: Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults – A TEFL training program administered worldwide by the University of Cambridge

CIC: Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Federal department that funds LINC programs

CLB: Canadian Language Benchmarks – A system for measuring language levels, which LINC programs use

EAP: English for Academic Purposes – Language instruction that prepares students for post-secondary education

EFL/TEFL: English as a Foreign Language/ Teaching English as a Foreign Language – Teaching English in a country where English is not the main language.

ELT: Enhanced Language Training – Language instruction that focuses on a particular job, e.g., English for Nursing.

ESL/TESL: English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a Second Language – Teaching English in an English-speaking country to non-native speakers

ESP: English for Specific Purposes – May include EAP or ELT

LINC: Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada – federally funded program that teaches English to recent immigrants and helps them adapt to life in Canada

OSLT: Occupation-Specific Language Training – See ELT

TCDSB: Toronto Catholic District School Board

TDSB: Toronto District School Board

TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – Encompasses both TESL and TEFL