My insights about British Council’s Learn English Online platform

 

An autonomous learner? 

British Council’s Learn English Online platform is for you!

As an English language teacher, I used several platforms to raise the quality of my lessons and to make my students more engaged in classes. One of them is British Council’s Learn English Online platform. It is a digital hub intended to facilitate language learning with plenty of sections that offer fascinating resources for all skills in language learning. The design of this platform incorporates a blend of educational techniques, like live classes, IELTS preparation, personal tutoring, quizzes, podcasts and even corporate trainings.

IELTS preparation has become popular in Uzbekistan recently as people are too much obsessed with taking IELTS certificates. Students are stressed to achieve higher scores in IELTS and compete with peers which could negatively affect their mental well-being later in return. This is sad to mention. To the best of my knowledge, not all families could afford in Uzbekistan to pay for General English or IELTS courses which are forced to last at least a year to get to the exam to take the certificate. British Council’s Learn English Online platform can come very handy in such cases. The sources are tailored to meet the high standards for online teaching and learning tools indeed. It is very helpful for learners to share their favourite topics, exchange ideas, learn English meaningfully and get more services from the British Council (Cuong, 2016).

                      

Valuable sources for IELTS exam!

The IELTS course in this site is based on more than 80 years of teaching experience and has been used and approved by more than 80 million people which can make it valid and reliable source to study. There are several good reasons to choose IELTS coach which is given below in the picture.

Learning hub

Learning hub is another valuable part of the site where people may collaborate and share common interests with others. It grants opportunities to practise English and make friends at the same time.

Also, teachers may find it exciting to find original, innovative and authentic materials to apply in their English language classrooms in special section for Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking skills.

Grammar is here to help!

The power of Grammar should never be underestimated. According to Swan (1994), knowing certain structures helps to communicate meaning successfully and without correct grammar, it is difficult to make comprehensible sentences.  Meaningful and learner-oriented tasks, quizzes and other materials are provided in this site for Grammar and effective learning is prioritized.

Limitations 

Though, there are some limitations. The platform is web-based and there is no mobile application version which may interfere the learners who wish to use their mobile devices for this source. Also, the courses in the platform follow standardized curriculum which that may not always meet the needs of the learners. 

Overall, I find British Council’s Learn English Online platform very effective. I have been implementing the materials I find there to my classes for more than 9 years now. I recommend you too. Why not to try?

References 

Cuong, T. G. (2016). CALL EVALUATION: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/in language learning.

Michael, S. (1994). Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press.