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This is part 2 of the interview with Eugeniu from Moldova.
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Vocabulary list
Exchange program: an arrangement in which people from different countries visit each other's country, perhaps to strengthen links between them or to improve foreign language skills.
An acceleration: increase in speed or rate. So that your language skills will improve faster.
TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language
SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test, later: Scholastic Assessment Test
The ACT: originally an abbreviation of American College Testing, is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States.
TOEFL: Test Of English as a Foreign Language
Jargon: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
"legal jargon"
At a certain point: some day, at some point.
Altruistic (/altruːˈɪstɪk/): showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
CELTA: Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
A fee: a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services.
To refund: to pay back (money)
In air quotes: also called finger quotes (see also "scare quotes"), are virtual quotation marks formed in the air with one's fingers when speaking. (more information on Wikipedia)
In that sense: In this sentence "in that sense" means "because of what I just said, it's true that..."
Down the road: in the future (informal, used especially in North America)
Hands-on: practical
To touch on something: deal briefly with a subject in written or spoken discussion.
Technologically savvy people: f you describe someone as having savvy, you think that they have a good understanding and practical knowledge of something. [informal] (see. Collinsdictionary)
Supervised: watched over by someone.
Deliverables: a product of a development process. The product that you produces you need to deliver to the school.
Graded: give a mark to (a student or a piece of work).
Just kind of a side note here: a marginal note in a text. (Eugeniu wanted to ass something that might not be as important that the other things he mentioned before)
An assessor: a person who evaluates the quality of a person or thing.
An accreditation body: An accreditation body is an organisation delegated to make decisions, on behalf of the higher education sector, about the status, legitimacy or appropriateness of an institution, or programme
This is a legitimate certificate: conforming to the law or to rules.
Dunno: = I don't know (slang)
Associated with: (of a person or thing) connected with something else.
Messed up: to make a mistake / to do something incorrectly
An ESL teacher: English as a Second Language teacher. Teachers specialize in helping non-native speakers of all ages and levels learn the formal grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of spoken and written English.
On point: relevant and appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
Busy work: work that keeps a person busy but has little value in itself. (negative connotation)
Submit a lot of, forms: To send in a lot of documents.
Community feeling: better: Sense of community: a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members' needs will be met through their commitment to be together."
Liaising: act as a link to assist communication between (people or groups).
The better way to put it: What a nice way to put it!: That's a very pleasant way of saying it!
A transition: the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
A backstory: a history or background created for a fictional character in a film or television programme. (Here: the history of the story)
Affordable: inexpensive; reasonably priced.
A hobbyist: a person who pursues a particular hobby.
You're off the hook: no longer in difficulty or trouble.
Music: Scott Holmes, Eugeniu aka Lingo Junkie
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