Teaching English as a foreign language

Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) refers to teaching the English language to students with some other first language. TEFL can occur in the student's own country, either within the state school system, or privately, e.g., in an after-hours language school or with a tutor. TEFL can also take place in an English-speaking country ( the UK for example ), for people who have immigrated there (either temporarily for school or work, or permanently). TEFL teachers may be native or non-native speakers of English. Other acronyms for TEFL are TESL (teaching English as a second language), TESOL (teaching English as a second or other language), and ESL (English as a second language, a term typically used in English-speaking countries, and more often referring to the learning than the teaching).