COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS

Unlimited access to over 1,000 hours of studyPre-beginner to advancedGeneral, Business, Travel, Industry-specific programsComplete English: reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary

INTERACTIVE, SELF-STUDY LEARNING

Personalized learning pathMedia-rich contentVoice recognitionLanguage gamesSimulations and exercises

BUSINESS CURRICULUM

Workplace competencies: telephoning, meetings, correspon-dence, negotiations, management,presentations, travel, business social skillsHarvard Business School Publishing case studiesCross-cultural business notesIndustry-specific courses: pharmaceuticals, finance, telecommunications, insurance, banking & finance, automotive

LEARNING & REFERENCE TOOLS

Word, idiom dictionariesPortfolio of business lettersPronunciation toolsMagazineDaily, weekly email lessonsTranslation, editing services

TESTING & REPORTING

Placement & unit testsStudent progress reportManagement reports

CUSTOMIZATION & LOCALIZATION

Localized in 14 languagesLocal support in 7 languagesCorporate co-brandingCustom content services

IMPROVING BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

In today’s global economy, English is the language of business and theInternet. For global companies to operate successfully, their workforcemust be able to communicate in English with employees, customers,suppliers and partners. That is why more and more companies are turn-ing to Englishtown for a complete business English education thatimproves English fluency and optimizes communication throughout theorganization.

Only Englishtown combines the flexibility of self-study learning with thepersonal interaction of live, teacher-led instruction to provide a provenand effective learning experience. Unlike other language training solu-tions, Englishtown enables students to study at any time and from anyplace, and to gain fluency by speaking online with teachers and studentsfrom around the world. This comprehensive program can be used stand-alone or blended with face-to-face, teacher-led classes.

CONTINUOUS, SELF-PACED LEARNING

With unlimited access to courses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,Englishtown provides a continuous learning environment where learningis not limited to scheduled classroom sessions. Students can study asoften as they want, at a time and place that is convenient for them. Nomore missed classes due to business travel, meetings or changingschedules.

Englishtown provides a personalized learning experience that beginswith a placement test. Students then work at a level and pace that isright for them. Unlike CD-ROM or other self-study programs,Englishtown is a school that provides personal support from studentadvisors, and in-depth, dynamic content to make the learning experiencetruly engaging.

INTERACTIVE, SELF-STUDY LEARNING

Englishtown combines solid instructional design with the latest e-learn-ing technology to provide an effective learning environment. Media-richcontent is used to teach complete English: reading, writing, listening,speaking, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.

Our courses are designed to provide maximum interactivity so that stu-dents can apply their knowledge and practice their skills. Voice recog-nition and interactive pronunciation tools provide strong speaking andcomprehension training usually found only in a traditional classroom.Hands-on practice through learning activities such as drag-and-dropexercises, language games, word puzzles and simulations offer prac-tice and reinforcement of key language skills in an entertainingframework.

”Students can brush uptheir knowledge in thenecessary areas, accord-ing to their own individualrequirements… at a pacewhich they determine forthemselves.”

Karin Schwertner, Manager ofHuman Resources, Aventis

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ENGLISHTOWN SELF-STUDY

➜ SELF-STUDY TEACHER-LED SERVICES SOLUTIONS

UNSURPASSED BUSINESS CURRICULUM

The Englishtown curriculum leverages over 35 years of success in teach-ing English to students from around the world. Englishtown offers themost comprehensive curriculum for business fluency, with over onethousand hours of study – the most available today. This includes indus-try-specific courses that teach the terminology of the industry and inte-grated case studies from Harvard Business School Publishing.

Englishtown fully integrates the business program with the generalEnglish program so that beginner through advanced students can learnbusiness English and business skills appropriate for their level. Thisincludes telephoning, correspondence, meetings, presentations, negotia-tions, business social skills, travel and management. Cross-culturalnotes reinforce English training with information on business customsfrom around the world. Englishtown students become truly internationalbusiness people!

COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS

Englishtown comes with a complete set of robust, online tools: a worddictionary, an idiom dictionary, a grammar guide, voice recognition tools,and pronunciation videos. We even include a portfolio of sample businessletters to give students a quick start when writing business documents in English.

COMPLETE FEEDBACK TO STUDENT AND COMPANY

Feedback is often the missing element in self-study programs. However,Englishtown provides multiple levels of feedback to keep studentsengaged throughout the learning process. Lesson and unit-level testsallow students to see their progress and highlight areas for improvementand further study. Like a traditional school, Englishtown includes astudent progress report that provides progress indicators, feedback and encouragement.

For management, Englishtown provides comprehensive reports thatinclude course completion rates, grade distributions and usage rates.For companies interested in overall program success and the rate ofusage across the corporation, Englishtown offers aggregate statistics bybusiness unit, course type or course level.

CUSTOMIZED AND LOCALIZED SOLUTION

Englishtown provides a comfortable, user-friendly learning environment.To make sure that students feel at home, the school is available in 14languages. We also provide local educational and technical support in 7 languages for easy communication with student advisors and supportstaff.

In addition, companies can customize the site by incorporating the lookand feel of their organizations. With Englishtown’s flexible interface tem-plate, we provide corporate co-branding so that Englishtown integratesthe logos, branding or colors of a client organization.

Technical requirements• PC• 64MB RAM• Min 800x600 screen resolution• 33.6K Modem or faster• Sound Blaster card• Earphones/speakers and microphone • Windows 95,98,2000, NT, ME or XP• Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or

Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher• Flash • Shockwave• Windows Media Player

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About Englishtown:Englishtown is the world's largest online English language school withmillions of students from over 100 countries. Englishtown combinesself-study learning with teacher-led instruction to provide a proven andcost-effective way to learn English anytime, anywhere. Englishtown isbacked by EF Education, the world's largest bricks and mortar languageschool with offices in over 47 countries globally.

Contact Us:

Please call us at 617-619-1500 inCambridge, MA, USA or contact a localoffice. Local contact information is available athttp://www.englishtown.com/corporate

You can also email us at:business@englishtown.com