AuraTech brings advanced Technology-based
solutions for enhanced English Language Learning over the
Internet or through CDs. These are offered in partnership
with Edusoft Ltd. Our comprehensive program covers Reading,
Listening, Speaking, Grammar, and Writing
skills. Students can explore, learn and practice
at their own pace according to their own learning styles,
abilities and preferences. The Internet is a unique environment
which promotes learning through the integration of multiple
media such as text, sound, video, graphics and animation,
which can all be combined in a non-linear interactive way
through hyper-linking. The Internet also has tremendous communicative
potential because it permits numerous forms of interaction
and collaboration such as email, instant messaging, chats,
forums and notice boards. An Internet-based course such as
English Discoveries Online which takes advantage of both the
versatility and communicative aspects of the Internet as a
medium for language learning is thus the perfect learning
environment. The Internet allows for the creation of a community
of learners and encourages the use of English for communicative
and real-life purposes.

The Content can be used as a Supplementary
learning material by students. This obviates the need for
the teacher to do some of the routine tasks and become a facilitator,
customizing learning paths to suit students' interests and
abilities and helping them navigate the course.
We
can also integrate the EDO content with the curriculum of
the school and offer it as a Blended solution.
English Discoveries Online has the potential to reinforce
and even replace much of the presentation and practice elements
that you would normally include in your classroom teaching.
This then enables the teacher, to maximize the time students
spend on production/performance-based tasks in the classroom.
Since English Discoveries Online is divided into topic-based
units, it easily lends itself to classroom integration. The
topic-based learning environment of English Discoveries Online
also enables the re-entry of vocabulary in different contexts
and promotes the learning of English as a means of real authentic
communication.
The TMS (Teacher Management System) allows
the teacher to track students’ progress You can see
how much of the course your students have completed, when
they last worked in different components of the course, and
view their test results. You can also view students' progress
unit by unit or across the whole course per listening, reading,
speaking and grammar component. Using TMS the teacher can
also customize students' learning paths in several ways. Firstly,
teacher can block or unassign certain elements of the course,
for instance you can decide that you do not want your class
to take the tests provided by the system, because you prefer
to give your own tests in class. Secondly, you can reassemble
the components of the course to create your own course. For
instance, you could decide to create a listening course which
spans several levels, or reassemble the components to create
units that better reflect material that you want to cover
in class.


Community Site feature of English Discoveries Online
utilities the communicative potential of the Internet. In
the Internet era, language learning involves knowing how to
join and take part in online communities. The community features
provide language learners with access to a worldwide community
of language learners just like themselves. They can practice
using English for email, instant messaging and chats, in a
secure and supportive environment.
Authoring
Tool is a sophisticated tool which will allows teachers
only to integrate new content according to their own specifications.
Extremely user-friendly and technically advanced - making
it possible to instantly create interactive multimedia learning
material.
Authoring Tool Highlights
- Templates for reading comprehension
- Three-step content creator wizard
- Open-ended comprehension questions
- Glossary, main idea, record yourself features
- Easy import of text and graphics Link to external content
English Discoveries Online
Examination Correlations *
Correlations between EDO and International Examination Standard.
English Discoveries Online |
ALTE |
Council of Europe |
UCLES |
IELTS |
TOFEL |
TOEIC |
Basic 1 |
Level 1 |
A2 |
KET |
3.0 |
400/97 |
150 |
Basic 2 |
Level 1-2 |
A2-B1 |
KET/PET |
3.5-4.0 |
450/133 |
350 |
Basic 3 |
Level 2 |
B1 |
PET |
4.5 |
477/153 |
500 |
Intermediate 1 |
Level 3 |
B2 |
FCE |
5.0 |
500/173 |
625 |
Intermediate 2 |
Level 3 |
B2 |
FCE |
5.25 |
513/183 |
700 |
Intermediate 3 |
Level 3 |
B2 |
FCE |
5.5 |
527/197 |
750 |
Advanced 1 |
Level 4 |
C1 |
CAE |
6 |
550/213 |
800 |
Advanced 2 |
Level 4 |
C1 |
CAE |
6.25 |
563/223 |
825 |
Advanced 3 |
Level 4 |
C1 |
CAE |
6.5 |
577/233 |
850 |
*
Based on information from "Using English for Academic Purposes
- a Guide for International Students", Andy Gillett, Department
of Inter-Faculty Studies, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield,
UK. (2002)
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