Statistics. 2015 : Articles Received: 518; Accepted: 272; Rejected: 232; Published: 226; Retracted: 1. 2015 Q4: Articles Received: 121; Accepted: 75; Rejected: 46. Abbreviations on ESL go.com. ESL = English as a second language. TESL = teaching English as a second language. EFL = English as a foreign language. TEFL = teaching. Welcome. With a great variety of programme options, and with staff research expertise covering a wide area of the ELT and Applied Linguistics fields, we can provide. The page lists out all the Research in the Teaching of English journal issues that are currently available online in PDF format. The International Research Foundation for English Language Education 177 Webster St., 220, Monterey, CA 93940 USA © 2016 TIRF. All Rights Reserved. It has been suggested that this article be merged into Teaching English as a second language. Proposed since February 2016. Summary: This resource provides tips for creating a thesis statement and examples of different types of thesis statements. Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen Brizee. This PhD integrates structured coursework in applied linguistics/English language teaching and research skills training with the production of an original research. For Teachers of English as a Second Language Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links Please make a bookmark and come back. A guide from Purdue University on using MLA guidelines in research papers, and citing all sources from a single book to government documents.