Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tesl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
tesl
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of teaching English as a second language (a method or program for teaching English to students whose first language is not English and who live in a region where English is the dominant language and natural English language immersion situations are apt to be plentiful).

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

EAL EFL EIL ELL ESL TEFL TESOL

Questions

What does tesl mean?
Initialism of teaching English as a second language (a method or program for teaching English to students whose first language is not English and who live in a region where English is the dominant language and natural English language immersion situations are apt to be plentiful).

How to pronounce tesl

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