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FA C T S H E E TFA C T S H E E T
1F A C T S H E E T : G l o b a l E n g l i s h E d g e ™
GlobalEnglish Edge™
Global expansion, corporate restructuring, mergers and increased collaboration of global teams have made it critical for companies to ensure their employees can communicate effectively in the language of business—English—in order to increase organizational productivity and “Enterprise Fluency”. With its focus on business situations, appropriate cultural communication, and ongoing performance support, GlobalEnglish Edge addresses the needs of employees at all levels and develops the critical skills required to communicate confidently in Business English.
• Ascalable,standardizedsolution:GlobalEnglishEdgeisan
on-demandweb-basedsolutionthatcanbedeployed
seamlesslyto100or100,000employeesacrosstheglobe.
• Anengaging,effectivecurriculum:Customizedforallsubscriber
levelsandfullytranslatedinto14languages,ourinteractive
contentincorporatesthemostadvancedspeechrecognition
technologyintheindustrywithremediation,includesmobile
contentforon-the-golearningandprovidesaccesstovirtual
groupclasses24/7.
SummaryGlobalEnglishEdge™isacomponentofthe
GlobalEnglishSuiteofinnovative,on-demand
softwareproductsforglobalenterprises
designedtoimproveBusinessEnglish,
advanceEnterpriseFluency™,anddrive
betterbusinessresultsusingtheweb,mobile
devices,andsocialenterprisetools.
Benefits•On-demand,online,easytodeployanduse
•Offersrelevant,business-specificcontent
thatiscustomizedfordifferentsubscriber
learninglevels
•Helpssubscriberslearnfasterwith
immediatefeedbackonpronunciation
andremediationexercisesthattarget
individualsounds
•Proventobeimmediatelyusefulonthejob
•Easyadministration,measurement
andtracking
Features•Placementtest
•Speaking&Pronunciationwithmostadvancedspeechrecognitionandremediationinindustry
•WritingActivities
•ListeningActivities
•Reading&Vocabulary
•ProductivityTools
•AdministratorTools&Reports
•Contenttranslationin14languages
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•Proven,fastevidenceofresults:92%ofGlobalEnglishsubscribersfromGlobal2000
companiesutilizingGlobalEnglishEdgereportbeingabletoapplytheirnewBusiness
Englishskillstothejobimmediately.
•Easyadministrationandreporting:Acompletesuiteofreportingandadministrative
toolsmakesitsimpletoregistersubscribers,manageusage,andmeasureandtrack
performanceacrosstheenterprise.
Effective Assessment to Measure and Guide Employee Training•TheGlobalEnglishPlacementTestevaluatescurrentBusinessEnglishproficiencyand
recommendstheappropriatestartingpointwithintheGlobalEnglishcurriculum.
•ProgressReportsallowsubscriberstoseetheirperformanceprogressandscores,as
wellastheirusageoftheservice,andcomparethemtotheirstudyplan.
Engaging, Business-Focused Activities Develop Core English Skills for Success on the JobSpeaking and Pronunciation
•Ourcoursecontentenablessubscriberstopracticecommonbusinesslanguageso
theyfeelcomfortablecommunicatinginEnglishinavarietyofworkplacesituations,
suchasnegotiating,telephoning,meetings,andbusinesssocializing.
•Activitiesutilizethemostadvancedspeechrecognitiontechnologyintheindustry.
Ourserviceprovidessubscriberswithphoneme-levelpronunciationfeedbackand
recommendsremediationactivitiesthataddresstheirspecificproblemareas.
•Foradditionalpronunciationpractice,subscriberscanstudyanimateddiagramsof
modelsdemonstratinghowtomakespecificsoundsusedinEnglish,andtheycaneven
focusonthesoundsthathavebeenidentifiedastypicallymoredifficultforspeakersof
particularlanguages.
Writing and Grammar
•Interactiveactivitieswithintheservicearecenteredonthemostcommontypesof
businesscorrespondence,helpingsubscribersmodeleffectivetone,phrasing,and
otherkeyelementsofclearwriting.
•Allwritingactivitiesprovideimmediatewritingfeedback,indicatingcorrectionsfor
spellingmistakes.Subscribersalsohaveaccesstoperformance-supportfeaturessuch
ascustomizableemailtemplateswhichcanbedownloadedtofitspecificformaland
informalbusinessneeds.
•Subscriberscanalsobrowsethroughvideosthatreinforcegrammarprinciplesand
demonstrateexactlyhowtheyareusedinrealconversations.
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Listening
•Subscribersadvancetheirlisteningcomprehensionwithrecordingsofcommon
businessinteractionsandeverydaysituationssuchasmeetings,presentations,sales,
telephoning,customerservice,businesswriting,andmuchmore.
•TheGlobalEnglishMobileLearningNetwork™providesbusiness-focusedpodcasts
whichcanbedownloadedtoaportablemediaplayerforon-the-golearningand
performancesupport.
•Ourservicealsocontainstext-to-speechtechnologywhichallowssubscriberstohear
anytextreadaloud,andourextensivelibraryofauthenticrecordingsfromaroundthe
worldhelpssubscribersimprovetheirabilitytounderstandEnglishspeakerswith
differentaccents.
Reading and Vocabulary
•Subscriberscancreateandmanagetheirownvocabularylists,whichcaninclude
translationsandindustry-specificwordlistsforreferenceandpracticeoflanguage
termsthatarerelevanttothem.
•TheGlobalEnglishMagazine,afeatureoftheservicethatsupportsreadingadvancement
throughtheuseofcurrentaffairsandbusinessarticles,helpssubscribersofalllevels
expandtheirgeneralbusinessknowledgethroughauthenticreadingmaterial.
•High-qualitycontentfromprofessionalEnglishteachers,updatedweekly,isalso
includedintheservice.Thiscontentisadaptedtosuitbeginner,intermediateand
advancedsubscribers,andcanbeprinted.
•TOEIC™testpreparationmaterialandsampletestsarealsoavailablewithin
GlobalEnglishEdge.
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Ongoing Productivity Tools Support Daily Use of English•TheGlobalEnglishProductivityToolbar™sitsintheInternetbrowserandprovides
quickaccesstotranslation,text-to-speech,vocabularylists,andotherresourcesfor
immediatesupportofwork-relatedtasks.
•Allsubscribershaveaccessto24/7virtualonlinegroupclasses—withliveteachers
whoarenativeEnglishspeakers—providingthemwithadditionalopportunitiesfor
speakingpractice.
•TheCultureNotesprovideextensiveculturalinformation,includingbusinessetiquette
andtipsformanagingcustomerrelations,tohelpsubscribersprepareforinternational
businessinteractionsortravel.
Robust Administrative Tools for Effective Program Management•ReportingcapabilitiesincludedinGlobalEnglishEdgeprovideadministratorswiththe
abilitytomeasureandtrackusage,reviewprogressmetrics,andevaluatetheROIof
theirGlobalEnglishprogram.
•Administratorscanchoosetoactivateautomatedemails(includingWelcome,
OrientationandStudyReminders),makingtheonboardingprocesssimple.
•Flexiblefunctionalityallowsadministratorstodefinereportsandviewdatabasedon
theirspecificinformationneeds,suchassubscribercharacteristics,usagelevels,
groups,dateranges,andmore.
•AdministratorscanexportuserreportsintoMicrosoft®Excel®toshareandmanipulate
dataoutsidetheservice.
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