A collection of general posts concerning online courses.
Introduction to Perfect English Pronunciation: British English In this post I will look at a great course for anyone who is interested in how to improve English pronunciation. What is Perfect English Pronunciation: British English? This is a Udemy course, taught by a fellow native Brit by the name of Anthony Kelleher. This post has … [Read more…]
Introduction This post is about my BEC Vantage exam reading course at Udemy (check out this article for more information about them). There is a special link at the end, to get a large discount on the price. Who benefits from the course? This course is for anyone who is taking the BEC Vantage exam, … [Read more…]
Coursera classes online – all the details Introduction to Coursera Coursera was founded in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors (Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng) who wanted to share their knowledge and skills with the world. They put their courses online for anyone to take – and in a few months, taught more learners … [Read more…]
Introduction The question “What is the best TEFL course?” is similar to the question “What is the best banana cake recipe?” The matter is highly subjective and different people will have different answers. Your circumstances and preferences are unique to you. (Also, I have used the term TEFL here, to mean TEFL, TESL and TESOL … [Read more…]
School of Business and Trade (SoBaT) This post will take a look at the School of Business and Trade and a free online education which ultimately leads to a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies. Introduction to SoBaT The School of Business and Trade (SoBaT) was established in 2013 “to promote education without boundaries and background“. … [Read more…]
Gymglish review – an open and honest assessment I recently came across an interesting website offering Business English training and would like to share this with you. What is Gymglish? Founded in 2004, Gymglish offers a new approach to internet-based learning. During that time, they’ve helped over 2.5 million people improve their language ability. In … [Read more…]
Rich Morning Show review – a fair and honest assessment What is the Rich Morning Show? Rich Morning is an online English training program for beginners and younger learners. Each lesson features a video (the Rich Morning Show – roughly two minutes long), followed by questions, mini-lessons, and personalised revision exercises. You can access up … [Read more…]
This is a review of the Business English offering at the 360training web-site. What is 360training? 360training is a company that offers online training on a variety of subjects. As this is a Business English website, I will concentrate on their courses that cover this topic. Or more accurately, their course (in the singular). How … [Read more…]
How good is Udemy? An unbiased review This assumes that the question “Is Udemy good?” has been answered with a resounding, “Yes!”. Udemy is good and this article will take a closer look at the online training provider, to see why this is the case. The comments in this article apply to Business English courses … [Read more…]
This is a good question and the answer is not immediately obvious. My old way of thinking A couple of years ago, my immediate answer to the question of whether an online Business English course helps would have been an emphatic and categoric NO. I would have raged on about the importance of being in … [Read more…]
