In recent years, learning English through e-learning has been gaining momentum in companies. According to the definition of the Brussels Commission, E-learning refers to “the use of new multimedia technologies and the Internet to improve the quality of learning by facilitating access to resources and services as well as remote exchanges and collaboration”.
Delivered via online exercise modules, by webcam with a teacher on the other side of the camera or by telephone, these online courses reduce training costs, employee absence days and reduce travel expenses. Technologies also make it possible to design training courses that combine multiple teaching methods: tutored or non-tutored distance learning, mixed systems alternating distance and face-to-face training (“blended learning”), individual or collaborative learning activities, etc.
English training through e-learning has many advantages:
– learner autonomy; as its name suggests, e-learning is training that is accessible online wherever you want, whenever you want and on all computer media (PC, tablet, smartphone). An internet connection is enough!
– train at your own pace; this learning method does not involve time constraints, as connections are unlimited. You can follow sessions whenever you want, according to your availability.
– personalized training: after a test phase to determine the employee’s level, the modules offered stick as closely as possible to the learner’s gaps identified by the computer program. E-learning software is also configured to accurately report on the student’s progress.
– affordable cost; e-learning training is the cheapest on the market
– varied and fun activities: videos, interactive modules, virtual role-playing games, etc.
The e-learning method is therefore a real tool for developing everyone’s skills, which allows you to prepare or extend face-to-face training, facilitate self-training, personalize learning, upgrade specific skills and develop collaborative learning. It is particularly aimed at beginners and intermediate levels.
However, e-learning cannot be a learning method in its own right, particularly with regard to English, as well as all modern languages. Indeed, nothing replaces face-to-face training, with an English-speaking trainer who “immerses” you in their culture and corrects you when necessary.
This is why Speak English Center offers THE ideal solution: “blended learning”. Coming from the word “blend” which means “mixture”, this formula mixes face-to-face training sessions and online courses with an e-learning platform on which everyone can continue to progress independently. This allows the learner to be taken over (if necessary) by a teacher and to be put in a situation of oral interaction in a group. Our platform, accessible 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, is also the best way to “play extra time”. Indeed, the annual subscription allows you to continue your online courses after the end of your face-to-face training.