\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{sharlaod} \pdfinfo{ /Title (elt-acronyms.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (sharlaod) /Subject (ELT acronyms Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{1E0AA3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F7F7FC} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{ELT acronyms Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{sharlaod} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/36099/cs/11354/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}sharlaod \\ \uline{cheatography.com/sharlaod} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 25th April, 2017.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4577 cm} x{1.92234 cm} x{2.19696 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-language\}\} Types of English}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ELT & English Language Teaching & \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ESL & English as a second language & Learning English in a coutry where English is the official language \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} EFL & English as a foreign language & Learning English in a \seqsplit{non-English-speaking} country \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} ESOL & English for speakers of other languages & Learners who have learned other languages prior to English, thus English is not their second language learning \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ELF & English as a lingua franca & Use of English as a medium of communication between peoples of different languages. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ESP & English for specific purposes & Teaching English for a specific purpose such as business, technical, medical professionals and so on \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} EAP & English for Academic purposes & A branch of ESP. English for higher education settings \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} GE & General English & Different from ESP is a common form of the language. It can also be used to differentiate from a dialect \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4577 cm} x{1.92234 cm} x{2.19696 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-language\}\} Types of English (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} EAL & English as an ​additional ​language & Learners who are multilingual, thus English might be their third, fourth, etc language \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} EIL & English as international language & English as a global language \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} EIAL & English as an international auxiliary language & The term was created by Larry E. Smith, who stated that English, other than the first language, is used by nationals of a country to internal communication. He also coined the term World Englishes \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 11) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} AE & American English & \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ENL & English as a new language & It recognizes that the learners know more than two or three languages. It is the oficial acronym used by the U.S. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4577 cm} x{1.92234 cm} x{2.19696 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-language\}\} Types of English (cont)}} \tn % Row 13 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} BrE & British English & \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{white} CanE & Canadian English & \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} OE & Old English & \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{white} SAE & Standard American English & \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} EAE & Edited American English & It refers to writing that has been prepared for publication in print \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{white} SWE & Standard Written English & \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} AAVE & \seqsplit{African-American} Vernacular English & \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{white} RP & Received pronunciation & Prestigious variety of British English spoken without an identifiable regional accent. BBC English, the Queen's English, posh accent. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.74655 cm} x{4.23045 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-institution\}\}Teachers' Association}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{IATEFL} & International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} SIG & \{\{popup="http://www.iatefl.org/special-interest-groups/sig-list"\}\} Special Interest Group\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{popup="http://www.tesol.org/"\}\}TESOL International Association\{\{/popup\}\}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} NCTE & \{\{popup="http://www.ncte.org/history"\}\}The National Council of Teachers of English\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ACTFL & \{\{popup="https://www.actfl.org/"\}\}American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{BCTEAL} & \{\{popup="https://www.bcteal.org/"\}\}The Association of British Columbia Teachers of English as an Additional Language\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{CALICO} & \{\{popup="https://calico.org"\}\}Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{CATESOL} & \{\{popup="http://www.catesol.org/test\_home.aspx"\}\}California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} AAAL & \{\{popup="http://www.aaal.org/"\}\}American Association for Applied Linguistics\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} BAAL & \{\{popup="https://baalweb.wordpress.com/"\}\}British Association for Applied Linguistics\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.74655 cm} x{4.23045 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-institution\}\}Teachers' Association (cont)}} \tn % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} IPA & \{\{popup="https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/"\}\}International Phonetic Association\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{NATECLA} & \{\{popup="http://www.natecla.org.uk/"\}\}National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ISTE & \{\{popup="https://www.iste.org\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-user-circle-o\}\}Teacher training}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CELTA & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/celta/"\}\}Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} Foundation stages \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} TKT & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/tkt/"\}\}Teaching Knowledge Test\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} Foundation stages \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CELT-\{\{nobreak\}\}P & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/celt-p/"\}\}Certificate in English Language Teaching – Primary\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} Primary school teachers \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} CELT-\{\{nobreak\}\}S & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/celt-s/"\}\}Certificate in English Language Teaching – Secondary\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} Secondary school teachers \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 8) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-user-circle-o\}\}Teacher training (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ICELT & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/icelt/"\}\}In-Service Certificate in English Language Teaching\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} Developing stages \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Delta & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/delta/"\}\}Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} Proficient to Expert stages \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 9) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} EMI\{\{nobreak\}\} skills & \{\{popup="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/teaching-qualifications/certificate-in-emi-skills/"\}\}English as a Medium of Instruction\{\{/popup\}\}\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} It is for university professors, lecturers, tutors and researchers whose first language is not English, but who use English to teach students, present academic papers and interact with colleagues. \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 15) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Comprehension Approach}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{It's an umbrella term, which refers to several methodologies that emphasize on an understanding of the language rather than speaking. Associated with the linguists Harris Winitz, Stephen Krashen, Tracy D. Terrell and James J. Asher. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 5) \{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\}See Teaching methodologies% Row Count 6 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4577 cm} x{1.92234 cm} x{2.19696 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-book\}\}Teaching methodologies}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CLT & Communicative Language Teaching & communicate effectively; real meaning; learner-centred; interaction \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} TBL & Task-Based Learning & meaningful tasks; solving a problem \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} TBI & Task-Based Instruction & see TBL \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} TPR & Total Physical Response & Developed by James Asher; whole body actions; listening; understanding rather than producing\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} See comprehension approach \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 8) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NA & Natural Approach & Developed by Stephen Krashen; little or no importance on error correction, drilling or on conscious learning of grammar rules\{\{nl\}\}\{\{fa-hand-o-right\}\} See comprehension approach \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 10) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} CLIL & Content and Language Integrated Learning & Teaching both a subject and the language \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CBI & Content-based instruction & Learners study a topic or a subject matter using English instead of their native language \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4577 cm} x{1.92234 cm} x{2.19696 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-book\}\}Teaching methodologies (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ALM & Audio-Lingual Method & Based on Skinner's Behaviorism theory; system of reinforcement: Correct behaviour receives positive feedback, while errors receive negative feedback. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} DM & Direct Method & No translation \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} GTM & Grammar Translation Method & translation from target language to native language \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} SW & The silent way & created by Caleb Gattegno; uses silence as a teaching method \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 4) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CLL & Community language learning & students work together to develop what aspects of a language they would like to learn \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-level-up\}\}Language Levels}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/sharlaod_1491394043_Imagem2.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.54747 cm} x{4.42953 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-users\}\}Language Learners}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NS & Native Speaker \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} NNS & Non Native Speaker \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NNEST & Non-Native English Speaking Teacher \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} NNL & Non-Native Language \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} L1 & First language, mother tongue \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} L2 & Second Language \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} SLA & Second Language Acquisition \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} YL & Young Learners \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ELA & English language acquisition. This is used in case English is not the second language being learned \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} MT & Mother Tongue \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} LL & Language Learner \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} EL & English learners - short for ELL \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ELL & English language learners \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.64701 cm} x{4.32999 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-check-square\}\}English language exams}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} TOEFL & \{\{popup="https://www.ets.org/toefl"\}\}Test of English as a Foreign Language\{\{/popup\}\} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} TOEIC & \{\{popup="https://www.ets.org/toeic"\}\}Test of English for International 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1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} LMS & Learning Management System \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} MOOC & Massive Open Online Course \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} PLN & Personal Learning Network \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} VLE & Virtual Learning Environment \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.54747 cm} x{4.42953 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-clipboard\}\} Teaching Acronyms}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} TEFL & Teaching English as a Foreign Language \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} TEFLA & Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} TEIL & Teaching English as an International Language \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} TESL & 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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{\{\{fa-sticky-note\}\} Miscellaneous}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NLP & Neurolinguistic Programming \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} COCA & Corpus of Contemporary American English \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} OED & Oxford English Dictionary \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} RSA & Royal Society of Arts. administers a variety of exams \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} SIOP & Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol. A research-based model of instruction that help teachers plan and deliver lessons \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} UCLES & The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. develop and deliver examinations and tests around the world through three exam boards \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} UDL & Universal Design for Learning is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}