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>Subject: Auralog Newsletter #12 - April 2003
>Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:40:55 +0200
:: [TeLL me More... ...about e-learning] [Auralog's e-learning newsletter] ::
A u r a l o g , i n n o v a t i o n f o r l a n g u a g e l e a r
n i n g
B R I E F S
FRANCE
$DE From now on Pechiney will be using TeLL me More e-learning
to teach its employees English. [Full article]
The French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, has
chosen Auralog's e-learning solution to provide an English
language training course for its employees.
[Full article]
BELGIUM
$DE Employees of GlaxoSmithKline will now be able to learn
English thanks to TeLL me More e-learning.
[Full article]
USA
$DE Princess Cruise, an internationally esteemed company
offering luxury Cruises throughout the world has chosen
Auralog...
[Full article]
GREAT BRITAIN
$DE Language Solutions has chosen TeLL me More e-system's latest
technology to provide creative and innovative training
programmes to suit their corporate clients' needs.
[Full article]
PHILIPPINES
$DE The French Ministry of Education and Auralog have fitted out
the Alliance Française in Manila with 70 hosted licences for
TeLL me More online so that students can learn French. [Full
article]
CANADA
$DE Auralog has joined forces with HUMANIS, one of the biggest
cyber-training centres in Quebec, to train over a hundred
employees and further education students.
[Full article]
BRAZIL
$DE Auralog has signed a distribution contract with Academia
Interactiva, a supplier of e-learning solutions based in San
Paulo.
[Full article]
TUNISIA
$DE As part of its Virtual University project, the Post Office
in Tunisia has chosen TeLL me More e-learning to teach its
employees English.
[Full article]
A G E N D A
E X H I B I T I O N S
GERMANY
8th -13th October:
Buchmesse 2003, Frankfurt
21st - 23rd November:
Expolingua 2003, Berlin
SWITZERLAND
26th - 28th May:
e-education 2003, Luzern
BRAZIL
4th - 7th June:
ABF Franchising 2003, San Paulo
USA
CORPORATE
28th April - 1st May:
Learning & Training Week 2003 Washington DC 442
19th -21st May:
ASTD International
San Diego, CA
9th -11th June:
Training Directors' Forum
Phoenix, AZ
22nd -24th September:
Online Learning 2003
Los Angeles, CA 718
ACADEMIC
17th - 21st June:
IALLT Conference
Ann Harbor, Michigan
21st - 24th November:
ACTFL 2003
Philadelphia, PA
I N F O
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Creation of a language school using Blended Learning with TeLL
me More
Blended learning is the most complete language learning
solution. It refers to the combination of the more traditional
teaching methods (individual or group lessons) with the more
technology based e-learning methods (online language learning
software coupled with online tutor guidance).
Blended Learning offers the unique opportunity to learn a
foreign language at the time and place you choose. It
minimises the number of classroom hours yet maximises their
value ensuring that the learner makes the best use of the time
available to him/her. The flexibility of Blended Learning
means that even the busiest company Director can find time to
develop language skills.
NewLanguage (www.newlanguage.net), a language school based in
Ireland, tells us how it developed an innovative English
language training programme based on TeLL me More.
Auralog: What is the role of TeLL me More at NewLanguage?
TeLL me More provides NewLanguage with up to 1,600 hours of
highly interactive language learning content. It is used under
the supervision of expert English language trainers and
enables them to know exactly how and when the learner is
studying. TeLL me More also enables the learner to access the
tutor online at any time and obtain a quick response to any
questions or problems he or she may have.
Auralog: What are the benefits of TeLL me More for
NewLanguage?
At NewLanguage, the average learner studies 20 hours per week.
However, thanks to TeLL me More, the learners are free to
decide where and when they study. So, if they are early
risers, they could start at 6 a.m. and finish at 10 a.m., they
then have the rest of the day free for other activities. The
only fixed times for study are the classes with the trainer.
With TeLL me More, NewLanguage can also chart the attendance
and progress of its learners throughout the course.
Auralog: How does the Blended Learning solution compare to
traditional teaching methods?
Blended learning allows us to offer a highly flexible language
learning solution to our learners. It enables learners to
follow the course at their own pace and does not require them
to live in proximity to the school due to infrequent visits.
However, when the learners do visit the school the
face-to-face sessions with the tutors are extremely
productive. The fact that the learners are not physically
confronted with a classroom situation straight away allows
them to overcome certain inhibitions such as expressing
themselves in the foreign language in public. TeLL me More
allows the learners to practice and develop their language
skills at home and ultimately pinpoint any real language
difficulties. The face-to-face sessions enable the learners to
talk through these difficulties with the tutor to resolve the
problem.
Auralog: How have the tutors found working with Blended
Learning and TeLL me More?
We found that it was accepted quite easily. At first our
tutors registered to learn another language with TeLL me More
(e.g. Spanish or French). This gave them first hand experience
of using TeLL me More as if they were the learners. A couple
of weeks later the tutors then learnt how to use the tutor
tools. Thanks to these experiences the tutors were better able
to help and support their learners and, more importantly,
integrate the e-learning with the classroom sessions thus
providing a superior learning experience.
Auralog: Would you recommend blended learning to other
training institutes?
To implement blended learning successfully, you need to have
tutors who are keen to work with modern technology and are
flexible enough to consider new ways of learning. These days
people use computers all the time and do not have any
difficulty learning 'from a computer'. Consequently, more and
more large corporations have turned to e-learning to train
employees far and wide. As a result, it is also important for
language schools to launch themselves into this new
pedagogical approach and complete the e-learning experience by
offering Blended Learning.
> Seminars / Conferences
FRANCE
3rd June
Breakfast seminar : 'overview of e-learning'
La Maison des Arts et Métiers
Paris 75016
C O N T A C T S
> Sales Contact: Christophe Pralong
> International Sales Contact: Export Pro
> PR Contact: Laurence Baccarani
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TeLLmeMoreaboute-learning #12 - APRIL 2003
>>> B R I E F S
$DE FRANCE
From now on Pechiney will be using TeLL me More e-learning to teach
its employees English. The training course will last 6 months and
each learner will be followed by an Auralog tutor. The learners will
have the opportunity to perfect their oral and comprehension skills
through telephone conversations with their tutor. TeLL me More has
been installed at Pechiney's head office and is used to train
Managers with levels of English ranging from beginner to advanced.
Pechiney is one of the world's largest producers and converters of
aluminium and produces packaging for the drinks, food, cosmetics and
health markets.
The French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, has chosen
Auralog's e-learning solution to provide an English language
training course for its employees. Each learner will be followed by
an Auralog tutor who will provide them with a personalised learning
path.
$DE BELGIUM
Employees of GlaxoSmithKline will now be able to learn English
thanks to TeLL me More e-learning. Each learner will be followed by
an internal company tutor trained by Auralog's pedagogical team.
GlaxoSmithKline is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical
company with a powerful combination of skills and resources that
provides a platform for delivering strong growth in today's rapidly
changing health care environment. This strong international presence
creates training needs to which TeLL me More has been able to
respond.
$DE USA
Princess Cruise, an internationally esteemed company offering luxury
Cruises throughout the world has chosen Auralog to equip the
language laboratory in its head office with TeLL me More for
learning American English from beginner to advanced levels. Auralog
will also equip Princess Cruise's 22 cruise liners with TeLL me More
so that crew members can teach themselves American English.
$DE GREAT BRITAIN
Language Solutions has chosen Tell me More e-system's latest
technology to provide creative and innovative training programmes to
suit their corporate clients' needs. Language Solutions will provide
blended courses, combining on-line self study with tutor support,
and classroom-based group training days for British English, German
and Italian.
Language Solutions is a language school providing business language
and cultural training courses to corporate and professional
organisations. Over the last 10 years, Language Solutions has
established a network of partnerships with language schools and
specialist trainers around the world. Through this network Language
Solutions provides training courses in Europe, Asia and North
Africa.
$DE PHILIPPINES
The French Ministry of Education and Auralog have fitted out the
Alliance Française in Manila with 70 hosted licences for TeLL me
More online so that students can learn French.
For more than a century the Alliance Française has been bringing the
French language to the public of many different countries. It has a
classic pedagogical approach yet is firmly committed to
modernisation and to the adoption of new modes of organisation.
Updating the tools of its trade, the integration of new technology
and the constant reappraisal of its teaching methods are all part of
the Alliance Française's general policy. Fitting out the Alliance
Française in Manila with TeLL me More online is an example of this.
$DE CANADA
Auralog has joined forces with HUMANIS, one of the biggest
cyber-training centres in Quebec, to train over a hundred employees
and further education students. With more than thirty years
experience, the permanent education service has become a real
training reference. HUMANIS promises individuals and companies both
long and short term further training courses as well as an advice
service.
$DE BRAZIL
Auralog has signed a distribution contract with Academia
Interactiva, a supplier of e-learning solutions based in San Paulo.
Academia Interactive distributes Auralog's TeLL me More e-system in
Brazil. As a specialist in content distribution, Academia
Interactiva also diffuses training supports for learning IT
software.
$DE TUNISIA
As part of its Virtual University project, the Post Office in
Tunisia has chosen TeLL me More e-learning to teach its employees
English. To start off with, 200 learners will use TeLL me More to
perfect their written and oral skills, comprehension, vocabulary and
of course grammar skills. Interpro, Auralog's Tunisian distributor,
is taking care of the management and follow-up of this project.
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