EF English Live Business

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08/2019

EF Education First

English language learning

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EF English Live Business offers courses in professional English for beginners to high level learners.

EF English Live Business offers a blend of highly engaging course content, unlimited access to online group classes and private review classes with your own teacher as standard. The service offers courses on various language levels and different business-related topics and the content can be customized to individual needs. Learning is based on interactive content and sessions with your live tutor.

Age groups

Professional education

Languages

English

Spanish

Japanese

Chinese

Portuguese

German

French

Italian

Korean

Thai

Russian

Arabic

Indonesian

Turkish

Simplified Chinese

Cantonese

Platform

Browser-based

Mobile Android

Mobile iOS

Registration

Required

Offline play

Internet required

Pictures

Videos

Each course offers a clear structure and suggests a study goal to keep you learning effectively.

The video content for language learning includes real-life examples of relevant topics.

The course practices vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension as well as speaking skills

The interactive online group classes offer a chance to practice with learners around the world at times which suit you best.

Pedagogy

Educational Quality

Learning Goals

The pedagogical analysis covers how the product supports learning of the identified skills. The student’s role is assessed by four contrary pair parameters, which are selected to cover the most essential aspects on the use of the product.

Passive

Active

The student needs to be active throughout the whole course. The course provides a lot of interesting pre-curated materials and the way they show them is interactive and engaging. These materials are current and connected to the real world. In order to progress, it is necessary to use new information and skills. The course also provides encouragement via email and offers interactive help if needed. All areas of language learning are practiced.

Rehearse

Construct

Users prior knowledge on the language is assessed and the courses are recommended based on it. In the course, it is necessary to repeat the tasks until the learner gets them correct, which makes sure the learner is actively engaging. The solution also teaches a lot of learning to learn skills such as good strategies for reading long texts. The learner feels well taken care of throughout the course - for example after a private lesson the student receives feedback and recommendations.

Linear

Non-linear/Creative

Each unit follows linear, predetermined user progression, which makes language learning easier. It also has clear goals and a clear start and finish. The user can determine the study pace, and the learning analytics clearly tell, what you have learned. All aspects of language learning are taken into account, and a course provides a highly effective tool for all learners.

Individual

Collaborative

Progress depends on the user's own action and they can self-regulate their own learning, decide how much they’re going to do in a day and scheduling their own group/private classes. The user can act and progress autonomously, but if needed they can choose to be advised by a teacher. The group classes and private classes allow social interaction through digital channels as part of the learning experience, which is a great addition and enables the use of spoken language naturally.

The following are the high educational quality aspects in this product.

The solution offers plenty of opportunities to practice your English skills - covering all aspects at the right level for you based on the initial placement test.

Effective combination of independent studying with interactives and practice with peers and/or private teacher via live video sessions.

The learning materials (texts, talks and dialogues) are all relevant and interesting, and there is a good amount of humor in the exercises as well.

Plenty of support and encouragement to go forward. The student can flexibly choose their own pace and goals.

The supported learning goals are identified by matching the product with several relevant curricula descriptions on this subject area. The soft skills are definitions of learning goals most relevant for the 21st century. They are formed by taking a reference from different definitions of 21st century skills and Finnish curriculum.

Subject based learning goals

The solution is inline with CEFR framework for second language learning and includes content for all CEFR levels.

Soft skills learning goals

Learning to listen other people’s opinions

Practicing to notice causal connections

Learning to build information on top of previously learned

Learning to combine information to find new innovations

Practicing to notice links between subjects learned

Getting familiar with different cultures

Learning about different languages

Encouraging to build new information and visions

Learning about cultural aspects and to respect different cultures

Practicing to argument clearly own opinions and reasonings

Practicing communication through different channels

Practicing to use foreign language as a communication tool

Practicing to express own thoughts and feelings

Learning to use foreign language in work context

Practicing versatile ways of working

Connecting subjects learned at school to skills needed at working life

Learning to understand and interpret diverse types of texts, from vernacular to academic

Learning to understand and interpret diverse types of texts

Practicing to use information independently and interactively

Learning to plan and design own written content and textual representations

Using technology for interaction and collaboration

Using technology to express one’s emotions and experiences

Using technology for interaction and collaboration (also internationally)

Practicing letters, alphabets and written language

Practicing memorizing skills

Practicing to observe spoken and written language

Practicing persistent working

Practicing to take responsibility of one's own learning

Practicing to set one's own learning goals

Learning to find the joy of learning and new challenges

Practicing creative thinking

Practicing to improvise

Learning to recognise and evaluate arguments and their reasonings

Practicing to create questions and make justifiable arguments based on observations

Practicing to look things from different perspectives

Learning to face respectfully people and follow the good manners

Learning to understand people, surroundings and phenomenons around us

Supporting student to build their own linguistic and cultural identity

Learning about different countries and their characteristics

Practicing to work with others

Learning decision-making, influencing and accountability

Practicing to give, get and reflect feedback

Enabling the growth of positive self-image

Practicing time management

Encouraging positive attitude towards working life

Practicing decision making

Realizing the connection between subjects learned in free time and their impact to skills needed at worklife

Practicing logical reasoning to understand and interpret information in different forms

Using technology as a part of explorative and creative process

Practicing categorization and classification

Practising visual recognition

Learning to notice causal connections

Practicing to use imagination and to be innovative

Practicing to recognize and express feelings

Encouraging the growth of positive self-image

Using technology as a part of explorative process

EF English Live Business