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One of the hardest parts of a teacher’s job is assessment. It takes time, energy and a lot of organization and thought. Here at EnglishCentral, we use technology to make that job much simpler for the teacher. We are very proud of the reporting features on EnglishCentral. Teachers set goals for students, students study the […]
We get asked a lot by teachers and students alike – why EnglishCentral? What makes us different and makes us stand above the crowd of online English language learning websites. There are many possible answers; motivating content, 24/7 access, vocabulary tools, pronunciation feedback, research proving it is effective, teaching tools …. — however the answer […]
We like to highlight from time to time, our “super” users, members who Watch | Learn | Speak many videos every week. Usually, they study the video lessons as quick as we can produce and publish them on the site! Read about our all time superuser – Piroska. This week we are pleased to highlight […]
Recently, the teacher resource website “Busy Teacher” did a very comprehensive review of EnglishCentral. We are happy to state that it was overwhelmingly positive. This paragraph sums up the spirit of the article. The website provides some pretty impressive and convincing statistics that support the use of video technology to improve speaking fluency, and I […]
EnglishCentral is at the forefront of a movement to change the way we teach English. What we are doing is showing how a visual and video medium is so powerful for learning English. The time of the visual, the video learner has arrived. So it is very appropriate that EnglishCentral will be a sponsor […]
EnglishCentral will be attending the JALT Call & ER conference, May 31st – June 02 at Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan. Visit our conference booth and say hello. We will have staff on hand to answer all your questions about how you can get EnglishCentral at your school and in your class. Charles Browne our pedagogical […]
On EnglishCentral, we make it easy for learners to compare their ranking to other learners or those of their same language group. It’s always been interesting for us to speak with our top performing students and see how they study. It is amazing how much some students do study on EnglishCentral! Take a look on our All […]
EnglishCentral recently visited several of the 8 universities in Turkey that have adopted EnglishCentral. One event that has special meaning was at Bahcesehir University English Preparatory School where we gave an award to the highest performing student on Englishcentral at Bahcesehir for the academic year 2012 – 2013. Congratulations to Berk! Here he says a few words […]
EnglishCentral is please to announce its participation in the 6th annual Virtual Round Table Conference, on Language Learning Technologies: May 17 – 19th. It is full of wonderful sessions. David Deubelbeiss, the Director of Education at EnglishCentral will present about using EnglishCentral in the classroom and cover how to use the Teacher Tools effectively. There […]
View the presentation below about using video in your classroom. Also view a “live” presentation HERE. “Using Video In The Classroom” 1. Why use video? 2. Tips for using video 3. Examples of using video. 4. Recommended Tools and Websites Video In The Classroom from David Deubelbeiss Here are some more helpful resources: Using […]
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