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FROM THE WORLD’S ENGLISH EXPERTS

LEARNING ENGLISH HAS THE POWER TO TRANSFORM LIVES

LearnEnglish Connect

A NEW EFFECTIVE, AFFORDABLE & ACCESSIBLE LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTION DESIGNED SPECIALLY TO SUPPORT YOUR EXISITING ENGLISH PROGRAMME

LearnEnglish Connect

03LearnEnglish Connect – AN EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE ENGLISH LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTION

• 82%ofstudentswhouseda BritishCouncilonlinecourse founditarewardingandenjoyable learningexperience

• 81%ofstudentswhotrialedthe onlinecourseenrolledinthe fullcourse

• Aftertrialingthecoursethemajority ofstudentssaiditwaseasytouse andthecontentunderstandable

• Studentsalsoreportedthattheplatform’s easeofuseandengagingactivities overcamethecommonlyperceived pitfallsofonlinelearning. Weachievethisby:

- Oureasy-to-usewebsite

- Providingclear,simpleinstructions

- Coursesdesignedto suitthestudent’sability

- Teachinguseful, practicalEnglishskills

- Providingfeedbackandadvice onthestudent’sprogress

- Encouraginganddeveloping self-accesslearning

Source:AMRBResearchonLearnEnglishPathwaysMENA2014

WehavetaughtEnglishtoover100millionpeopleinover100differentcountries.InMENAalone,wehaveover1,200BritishCouncilstaffmembersworkingwithgovernments,institutions,teachersandstudentstodevelopandimplementeffectiveEnglishteachingandlearningsolutionswhichcreatelife-changingopportunities.

Astheworld’sEnglishexpertswehaveaproventrackofdeliveringeffectiveteachingandassessmentintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica(MENA)regionforover70years

OurresearchfromacrossMENAhasrevealedthatthereexistsahugeappetiteforonlinelearning:

INTRODUCINGTHE BRITISH COUNCIL

04 LearnEnglish Connect – AN EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE ENGLISH LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTION

ThroughLearnEnglishConnectstudentsgain:• AnexpandedEnglishvocabulary• Bettergrammaticalcompetence• Awidergraspofpracticalphrasesandexpressions• Improvedlisteningandreadingskills• Moretimetofocusonspeakingskillsinfacetofaceclasses• IncreasedconfidenceintheirEnglishability• ExperienceoflearningonlineandimprovedITskills• AninternationallyrecognisedBritishCouncilCertificateaswellasanAptisReport

HOW LearnEnglish Connect WORKS

1. AN ENTRY TEST

StudentsfirsttaketheBritishCouncil’sshort,user-friendlyOnlinePlacementTest.ThisensuresthatstudentsareplacedonacourseappropriatetotheirEnglishlevel.

2. THE ONLINE COURSE

Ouronlinecoursesupportstheinstitute’sfacetofaceEnglishprogrammebyprovidingstudentswith30-40hoursofengaginginteractiveexercisesthatmakelearningEnglishfunandenjoyable.StudentscanaccessthecourseatanytimeandtheBritishCouncilcanprovideguidanceonlinkingitscontentstoyourmainteachingprogramme.Students’progressismonitoredandteacherscanaccessregularreportsontheirdevelopment.

3. THE Aptis ENGLISH TEST & AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BRITISH COUNCIL CERTIFICATE

Oncethestudenthascompletedthecoursetheytaketheexittest:Aptis.Followingthetest,studentsareawardedaBritishCouncilCertificateandanAptisReportstatingtheirCEFRlevelofEnglishcompetency.

4. TEACHER SUPPORT & TRAINING

LearnEnglishConnectcomeswithapurpose-builtsupportpackageforteachersandinstitutions.Additionaltailor-madetrainingcoursescanbeprovided,alongwithregularseminarstohelpteachersensurethattheirstudentsaregettingeverythingtheypossiblycanfromLearnEnglishConnect.

Thepackageprovidesinstituteswithgreatnewresourcestosupporttheirregularteachingprogrammesandimprovetheirstudents’Englishlanguageskills.

AndbecauseLearnEnglishConnectistailoredtoeachInstitution’sneeds,itsupportsallstudentsregardlessoftheirabilitylevel.

AnewEnglishlearningandassessmentsolution

LearnEnglish Connect

05LearnEnglish Connect – AN EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE ENGLISH LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTION

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WITH SOME ENGLISH SKILLS HAVE BETTER EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS THAN THOSE WITH NONE*. AND GOOD ENGLISH SKILLS ALLOW PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING**.

CREATING LIFECHANGING OPPORTUNITIES

*TheEconomistIntelligenceUnitSurvey2013

**UNReportonGNPWorldwide2013

06 LearnEnglish Connect – AN EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE ENGLISH LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTION

THE PACKAGE PROVIDES TEACHING INSTITUTIONS WITH GREAT NEW RESOURCES TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS ALONGSIDE THEIR EXISTING COURSES, BOOSTING THEIR CHANCES IN THE JOB MARKET.www.britishcouncil.org/xxx/yyy

LearnEnglish Connect is designed specially to support your English programme

Thepackageisflexibleandcanbeadjustedtosuityourneedsinthefollowingways:

• Youdecidethestartandenddatesof theonlinecourse,andwhenstudents taketheirtests.

• Youhavefullaccesstoalltheonline coursematerials

• Eachstudentisassignedanindividual accountsobothteachersandstudents canmonitortheirindividual progressanddevelopment.

• LearnEnglishConnectalsoofferslearning resourcestoenrichyourexistingcurriculum whichcanhelpstudentsimprovetheirEnglish languageskillsintheclassroom

• TheBritishCouncilcanprovidesupport forteachersandstudentsinordertohelp yourinstitutegetthebestresultsfrom LearnEnglishConnect

07LearnEnglish Connect – AN EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE ENGLISH LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTION

SO WHY NOT HELP YOUR STUDENTS TOO? CONTACT US TODAY AND LET US GIVE YOUR STUDENTS THE LearnEnglish Connect ADVANTAGE.

PROVEN RESULTS

80% believed the course had improved their English

language skills.

90% enjoyed the learning

experience.

95% would like the program to

be part of the regular curriculum.

CONTACT XYZ PERSON+9715 541 37069www.britishcouncil.org/xxx/yyy

LearnEnglishConnectisbeingdeliveredacrosstheMENAregion.In2014LearnEnglishConnectwasdeployedinsixuniversitiesinMorocco,reaching20,000students.TeacherssaidthatthestudentsbecamemoremotivatedintheirEnglishlearningandmadefasterprogress.Thesestudentsalsoshowedincreasedconfidenceinusingtechnologyasalearningtoolandinstudyingindependently.

LearnEnglishConnecthasbeendeliveredtoGabesUniversityinTunisiaandstudentshavemadesignificantlymoreprogressthantheydidwhenonlyreceivingfacetofaceEnglishlessons.FeedbackfromteachersindicatesthatnotonlyarestudentsbenefittingfromtheeducationalvalueofLearnEnglishConnect,buttheyarenowalsomoremotivatedtolearnandimprovetheirEnglishskills.

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