| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| AAVE |
African American Vernacular English |
| ACL |
Association for Computational Linguistics |
| ACTFL |
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
| AD |
Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord) |
| AFS |
American Field Service |
| AGCS |
Acuerdo General sobre Comercio de Servicios |
| AHD |
American Heritage Dictionary |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| AIG |
Association of International Graduate Students |
| AIIC |
International Association of Conference Interpreters |
| ALC |
Automated Language Conversion |
| ALT |
Alternative Language Teacher |
| AOR |
Area of Responsibility |
| APA |
American Psychological Association |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| AV |
Audiovisual |
| B.A. |
Bachelor of Arts |
| B2B |
Business to Business (in cultural contexts) |
| BCA |
British Council Accreditation |
| BCE |
Before Common Era |
| BIL |
Bilingual |
| BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards |
| BLSA |
Black Law Students Association |
| BLT |
Bilingual Language Test |
| BMS |
Bilingual Multicultural Studies |
| BPP |
Business Process Planning |
| BPS |
British Psychological Society |
| BSA |
British Sociological Association |
| BSP |
Bilingual Speech Processing |
| BTA |
Business Translation and Adaptation |
| CAD |
Computer-Aided Design (used in language education) |
| CBT |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| CCL |
Cultural Competency Learning |
| CEFR |
Common European Framework of Reference |
| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
| CIE |
Cambridge International Examinations |
| CILS |
Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language |
| CIP |
Critical Interpretation Process |
| CLC |
Cross-Language Communication |
| CLI |
Cultural and Linguistic Intelligence |
| CNS |
Cognitive Neuroscience Society |
| CPR |
Critical Policy Research |
| CSP |
Cultural Studies Program |
| CUE |
Critical Understanding of English |
| DCE |
Distance Education |
| DDB |
Digital Data Bridge |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security (in cultural studies) |
| DIA |
Dialogue Interpreting Association |
| DLC |
Digital Literacy and Culture |
| DLD |
Developmental Language Disorder |
| DLP |
Digital Language Processing |
| DLT |
Digital Language Technology |
| DMI |
Digital Media Interactions |
| DNN |
Deep Neural Network (in language processing) |
| DOC |
Document |
| DOCX |
Microsoft Word Document |
| DOD |
Degree of Difficulty (language testing) |
| DOD |
Department of Defense (in relation to cross-cultural studies) |
| DP |
Data Processing |
| DPD |
Distributed Product Development |
| DSE |
Doctor of Speech Education |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| ECF |
European Certification Framework |
| ECL |
European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages |
| EDI |
Education for Diversity and Inclusion |
| EFLA |
English as a Foreign Language Association |
| EHS |
English for Hospitality and Services |
| EIA |
English International Association |
| EIL |
English as an International Language |
| EIP |
English for International Purposes |