EF Education First in cooperation with vcharkarn.com has launched vEnglish to offer FREE English Learning Materials.
Bangkok, January 15th, 2009 - EF Education First (“EF”), the world’s largest education organization and vcharkarn.com, the leading educational website in Thailand have announced their collaboration in launching vEnglish Channel on www.vcharkarn.com to promote English learning.
Looking for free materials for learning English? Need something interesting for your next class? Want to talk to a native-speaking English teacher? Well, vEnglish is the right place for you! At vEnglish, we provide free information and materials for both students and teachers. All materials are organized by skill and level for quick and easy access. Here's a sample of what we have to offer.
How good is your English – This is a section where we have designed the EF Standard English Test (EFSET) to make it easy to test your English online. The test questions cover listening, vocabulary, grammar and reading.
Daily English Lessons – Our online conversation classes are a great way to practise your spoken English with our "live" native-speaking English teachers. The classes cover different topics everyday, such as job interview, asking for help, discussing art and artists, places to stay and road trips, decoding your favorite ads and etc... Before heading to class, you may warm up by listening to the daily dialogue, which covers the class topic of the day.
EmailEnglish – At vEnglish, you can also sign up to receive daily English lessons in your inbox - for free! All lessons are designed by professional and experienced native-speaking English teachers which cover various topics, from business English, to daily English and social English, such as English your boss likes to hear, survival English for eating out, hanging out with our buddies and many more...
podEnglish – EF podEnglish™ improves your English with bite-sized five minute videos, downloadable to an iPod or computer. It's like a teacher in your pocket!
Study Abroad – Interested in going abroad to study? Visit this section where you can find useful information on the education systems and various study abroad programs of all levels, from high school to MBA, of the hottest study abroad destinations, including the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. You can also enquire on the website for additional information or seek for personal consultation offered through e-mail or phone by EF consultants.
Teacher Zone – With schools and offices in 43 countries, EF’s most important asset is the teaching community. Teacher Zone is a locus of useful information, materials and classroom resources to help the professional development of English teachers whether they work at EF or in any schools where language or intercultural understanding is taught.
About EF Education First
Established in 1965 with the mission to “break down barriers in language, culture and geography”, EF Education First (“EF”) has helped over 15 million students to learn a new language and travel abroad. With a network of 400 schools and offices worldwide, EF specializes in language training, educational travel and cultural exchange. Today, EF also operates International Academy offering A-Levels and IB programs and has its own universities offering degree programs in the U.S. and U.K.
EF Education First has its own research and development unit dedicating to exploring, improving and accelerating the language learning. In 2008, EF was selected as the official language training service supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Recently, EF and University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) have announced a ground-breaking collaboration on a global scale. The collaboration covers several initiatives aiming at fundamentally improving the way that students learn English. For more information, click here.
In Thailand, EF is located on the 25th floor of the Emporium Tower, Sukhumvit (BTS – Phromphong station). The service hours are from Monday to Friday at 9:00-18:00 and Saturday at 9:00-13:00. For more information, please call 02-664-9966.
To learn more about EF, please visit www.ef.com.
Press & Media Inquiries:
Rachanee Chanawatr
Country Director
Tel: 0-2664-9966
Email: Rachanee.Chanawatr@ef.com
