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Social media English - the hard sell
publication date: Jul 14, 2009
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author/source: Jason West
Social language learning - why do it and what's the difference? (from a recent email to a media agency) Only a small proportion of the world's English learners (2bn) like Most Indian students learn English and 70% use internet cafes. Their time online is valuable and with our materials they can print and work offline, only going online (and paying for time) when they are ready to practise with a native speaker using Skype. An English lesson in Vietnam using our materials would only cost the time online. A learner can speak to five native speaker friends and practice the language they have learnt with our materials offline in 20 mins. That costs just 30 US cents in an internet cafe. The language teaching market is a strange mirage. Products like That's what our stuff does and is why it fits with social media and ..and I might get in touch with them and ask them if they want to use |
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