How to learn English better – for adults & children.
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Learning English is an important goal for many people; to those whom English is a second language (ESL), those who are native English speakers with English as their first language and who want to improve their English skills, reading ability and pronunciation and finally to primary school students and their parents.
Perhaps you are looking for the easiest way to learn how to read and speak English?
Regular readers of my blog and websites, and those who know me, will be aware of my focus on quality methods which get results. I have been very impressed with the DD Code, so without further ado, I suggest you check out the information below and then head on over to the developer’s website (just click on the panel below). Free trials available. You have nothing to lose.
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Hi Alex,
If you’re looking for an even better way to learn English, I suggest you check out BusinessWeek BSL – Business as a Second Language. It’s an interactive English language learning program that helps you perfect your pronunciation, comprehension and reading speed all while reading current events from BusinessWeek.com. It’s free to sign up and you can win a Nintendo Wii in a contest that ends December 30.
I’d love to know what you think of it.
Cheers,
Mike
Hello Mike,
Thanks for your comment; I am sure some people will find it useful.
Alex
Note about Mike’s comment above:
My comment approval screen, in relation to the comment Mike posted, showed the following:
http://www.neurolanguage.com/blog | mdoyon{at}neurolanguage.com | 69.20.236.26 (Note: I changed the @ for {at} to hide his email address from spam bots).
It seems that Mike works for the company that sells (and produces) this software. NeuroLanguage Corporation appears at the bottom of the web page that Mike’s comment directs us to.
I have briefly reviewed the site that Mike suggests and viewed the demo video. I suspect that some readers will find the service of use, however personally I much prefer the original material I suggested in my article, partly because I think that the learning methodology is better, and easier.
Another concern I have about Mike’s suggestion is that I could not find any reference to the cost of the service. In the past, I have tended to find more often than not that products and services that do not list a price “front up” tend to be expensive – I could be wrong of course, however I like to be presented with all the key facts to start with, before running free trials. One reason is that if a service/product is priced too high (in my view) then I will be mostly be wasting my time doing the free trial.
In my view, the site Mike recommends appears to be a bit too “corporate” looking and a little “sterile”.
I know that some people may wonder why I allowed Mike’s comment to go through. One reason is that I do think the service may have some merit, and appeal, more so to the corporate sector.
One final aspect is that when assessing the merits of something as critical as language tutoring I tend to discount offers of prizes (how many people win these? – will it be you?). Details of the contest appear here:
http://www.neurolanguage.com/blog/?p=74
It is performance based.
Hello again Alex,
For the sake of a good discussion, thanks for the comments. If you allow, I’d like to take this opportunity to clarify a few points on BSL.
Yes, I work in the marketing department for neuroLanguage – the company that produced the software to be integrated with BusinessWeek content. And while I respect your opinion in preferring to use the DD Code for language learning (it does look very intuitive), I simply wanted to provide information on an alternative software that is available for those looking to improve their Business English. If you have some time, I’d recommend at least downloading the trial and spending a couple minutes with it. You’ll see that it’s very easy and very interactive.
And you’re right. There is no mention of pricing on the BSL site. That will change in the coming weeks as the free trials expire. The cost for one license will be the same price or less than all of the DD Code software. (In the $150-$180 range)
The look and feel of the website and the current contest we are running should not take away from the quality of our product. We are offering something that has never been done before – integrating language learning with a leading news publication. Something that could become quite popular in the coming years as print publications look for new ways to engage readers…without facing the same fate as Ziff Davis and Tribune Co.
Cheers, Mike
Greetings Alex. A followup note on behalf of Mike.
The price of the BSL is now visible inside the portal. It was not disclosed during the extended beta period, since it was free for 4 months. We continue to offer free trials for two weeks with the latest articles from BusinessWeek – our service gets refreshed every week.
Pricing starts at $19US per month and there are discounts for 3 and 6 month terms.
Your observation about our look and feel is spot on. BSL is targeted at businesspeople and business students that have a dual interest in business content and have the desire to practice and perfect oral fluency, comprehension and reading speed. The experience is rather corporate looking – by design:)
We are working with other publishers that are keen on bringing their content into the neuroLanguage Practice Platform. Hence, other language learning applications will emerge to serve other learning segments.
We have an EMEA based partner that is bringing music videos and movie clips into the Player experience for the k-12 space. One can be certain, this portal will appeal to a younger audience that will expect more pizazz and fun!
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I watch these episodes which are funny and entertaining and I’m improving my Real English with business and social Vocabulary!…
Wow,super site here!