Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. BE - Business English
7. ELL - English language learner. The use of this term is restricted to certain
countries. See the discussion in Terminology and types.
8. ELT - English language teaching. The use of this term is restricted to certain
countries. See the discussion in Terminology and types.
10.ESOL - English for speakers of other languages. This term is used differently
in different countries. See the discussion in Terminology and types.
11.ESP - English for specific purposes, or English for special purposes (e.g.
technical English, scientific English, English for medical professionals, English
for waiters).
12.EST - English for science and technology (e.g. technical English, scientific
English).
Other abbreviations
1. BULATS - Business Language Testing Services, a computer-based test of
business English, produced by CambridgeEsol. The test also exists for French,
German, and Spanish.