Example: CALL is a term that has been evolving through time.
CK
Noun
Content Knowledge
Example: CK refers to the knowledge or specific nature of a discipline or subject matter.
EFL
Noun
English as a Foreign Language
Example: EFL refers to learning and using English as an additional language in a non-English speaking country.
ESL
Noun
English as a Second Language
Example: ESL is an approach in which students who are not native English speakers are mainly taught in English.
HTML
noun
HyperText Markup Language
Example: HTML can be assisted by technologies.
ICT
noun
Information and Communications Technology
Example: ICT is a very popular term nowadays.
LKTs
Noun
Learning and Knowledge Technologies
Example: LKTs guide the use of information and communication technologies towards pedagogical purposes.
MALL
Noun
Mobile-Assisted Language Learning
Example: MALL is a subset of both Mobile Learning and computer-assisted language learning.
PC
Noun
PCK
Noun
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Example: PCK means going beyond being a content expert or just knowing general pedagogic guidelines, to understanding the unique interplay between content and pedagogy
PK
Noun
Pedagogical Knowledge
Example: PK describes the general-purpose knowledge unique to teaching.
SLA
Noun
Second-language acquisition
Example: SLA refers to the study of how students learn a second language, additionally to their first language.
TCK
Noun
Technological Content Knowledge
Example: TCK describes the knowledge of the reciprocal relationship between technology and content
TELL
noun
Technology-enhanced language learning
Example: TELL is very important for the learning of young students.
TK
Noun
Technological Knowledge
Example: TK is an understanding of how to use computer software and hardware in educational contexts.
TPACK
Noun
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Example: TPACK described the combined knowledge of each of the bodies of knowledge described above.
WWW
Noun
World Wide Web
Example: WWW is a collection of websites or web pages stored in web servers and connected to local computers through the internet.