EF Education First Announces Private Teacher Lessons for All EF Efekta Cloud-School Students

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LONDON, Jan. 28 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     EF Education First (http://www.ef.com/corporate) today announced the

availability of the winter-2015 release of its cloud-based English language

school, Efekta. The release includes, among many other new features,

private-teacher classes for all standard corporate customers; an industry first.

    "We're very excited about the latest release of our cloud-based English

language school - EF Efekta", said Andy Bailey, CMO EF Corporate Solutions.

"It's no exaggeration to say that it's one of the most significant releases for

several years."

    The Efekta [http://www.ef.co.uk/loc/efekta15 ] '15 winter-release

introduces new features that include:

    - Greater access to EF teachers     

    - A new 'flipped' learning model    

    - Private-teacher 1:1 classes after every unit of study     

    - A new 'virtual campus'    

    - New and improved reporting center

    New learning model and teacher access

    Building on EF's belief that more teacher-time equates to faster progress,

Efekta '15 [http://www.ef.co.uk/loc/efekta15 ] introduces a new 'flipped

learning' model based on the EF Method(TM). Using this model, students learn

new concepts during their self-study time and then practice that new learning

in class with a teacher on hand to help. This ensures a faster pace of

progress. Efekta '15 makes teachers an integral part of each student's learning

path, with clear sign-posting of when teacher-led classes would be most

effective to take. Each student has unlimited access to teachers in

small-group, virtual conversation classes, available on-demand at any time,

without the need to book.

    Unit-level Private Classes

    In an industry first, EF has also introduced 'end of unit' private classes

for every student, in the Efekta Premium [http://www.ef.co.uk/loc/efekta15 ]

course or higher. These classes take place with a dedicated EF teacher to

ensure each study unit has been understood and embedded, improving the

structure and momentum of each student's learning.

    "For some time now we have been unique in the industry by offering

unlimited, virtual, teacher-led conversation classes to our students", added

Bailey. "Now, by adding private lessons for all of our standard students, we

are now undeniably in a class of our own".

    A new 'Virtual Campus'

    Efekta '15 [http://www.ef.co.uk/loc/efekta15 ] introduces a new student

school experience with a completely re-designed campus. As a direct result of

customer feedback, this new virtual campus focuses on even greater engagement

and motivation by keeping the student informed and aware of their progress,

signposting exactly what to do next and where they are in the overall learning

path and goals.

    Corporate Reporting Center and Student Management

    The release also introduces an improved program management engine called

the EF CRC (standing for Corporate Reporting Center). With an emphasis on

ease-of-use, the new EF CRC simplifies the processes of student enrollment and

course allocation as well as student and program progress reporting.

    "We have been the largest and most trusted language training provider to

international businesses for many years now. One of the reasons for this is

that our language courses are second to none. I think that with Efekta '15, our

latest cloud-school release, the best just got a whole lot better", concluded

Bailey.

    About EF Corporate Solutions

    EF Corporate Solutions, an EF Education First company, is the world leader

in language training for businesses, governments and the educational sector.

With over 40,000 employees, a worldwide network of offices in over 50

countries, and language courses available for every business need, EF CS is the

chosen language partner of many of the world's most respected businesses. For

more information please visit: http://www.ef.com/corporate.

    For further information, please contact:     

    Kelly Double     

    Marlin PR (On behalf of EF Education First)     

    +44-207-932-5580     

    ef@marlinpr.com

    SOURCE: EF Education First