Engleski jezik pripada zapadnogermanskim jezicima koji se govori u Velikoj Britaniji, Australiji, Kanadi, većini zemalja Commonwealtha, Novom Zelandu i Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama. Kao drugi jezik, engleski se koristi u zemljama kao što su Indija, Pakistan i Južna Afrika, a naravno i u mnogim internacionalnim organizacijama. Engleskim se kao drugim jezikom služi 600 milijuna, dok engleskim kao materinjim govori 380 milijuna ljudi. Engleski je jedan od šest službenih jezika Ujedinjenih naroda.
Kratice vezane za učenje engleskog jezika
BE - Business English
BULATS - Business Language Testing Services
CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
DELTA - Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults
EAL - English as an additional language
EAP - English for academic purposes
EFL - English as a foreign language
EIL - English as an international language
ELF - English as a lingua franca
ELL - English language learner
ELT - English language teaching
ESL - English as a second language
ESOL - English for speakers of other languages
ESP - English for special purposes, or English for specific purposes (e.g. technical English, scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters).
IELTS - International English Language Testing System
TEFL - Teaching English as a foreign language
TESL - Teaching English as a second language
TESOL - Teaching English to speakers of other languages, or Teaching English as a second or other language
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication
TYLE - Teaching Young Learners English
UCLES - University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate