Learning English with Skype

Learn English Online offers classes on Skype seven days a week. You need to give 24 hours notice but the whole package appears very flexible and they have some excellent student testimonials already this year.

Learning English online makes sense because you can learn from the comfort of your own home without having to travel to lessons. It also means that if you are in Poland or Spain (or anywhere in the world) you can find a native English speaker to speak with, thus improving your accent markedly.



Online lessons vary in cost but Learn English Online offers lessons from just £11 for 55 minutes. Their teachers are Celta qualified and have worked around the globe teaching English as a foreign language.

The website states: "We cover every social speaking topic, from personal English to business English , from Disaster topics to Love topics , from Green issues to Politics, from the English at home to English when travelling and we give specialised pronunciation classes to enable you to gain an improved English accent."

Learning English online with Ad_Lib

With the cost of travel becoming more expensive, learning English online is a good way to save both money and time.
Taking a course of lessons and learning online for two or three hours a week over a period of several months can fit in very well with your job too. You don't have to use up valuable holiday taking time out to travel and there are no accommodation costs to be met either.

If your tutor offers you homework to do, jump at it; it will make the most of your money and keep your absorption going during the week. You won't come back to your next lesson having forgotten what you learned the previous time.

Ad_Lib English is an online company who specialise in learning English online. The website is nice and clean (I wasn't sure about the talking woman on the home page, but actually, I did glean a lot of information from listening to her)!.
The site appears easy to use and informative and there is an online test to available to test your level.

You can book a trial lesson to begin with, I'm not sure if this is free or not.

You can book a free 15-minute consultation. This takes place within their virtual classroom and allows them to assess your speaking and advise you on which course would be most appropriate for you.
The trial lesson allows you to see what studying with Ad_Lib really looks like
after which they will encourage you to book a course. During the free consultation you will be advised you on how many lessons you may need to reach your goal, but you can book as few or as many lessons as you wish.

Lessons are taken over Skype which is very easy to set up and use if you are not familiar with it and its a free service unless you require extra functions.
Treat yourself to a good headset, microphone and camera though, it will be worth the investment.

Learning English over the internet

Learning English over the Internet is becoming more accessible to students learning English worldwide due to the advances in technology.

During November 2009, a Ning group set up by Heike Phip who runs an online language school http://www.lancelotschool.com/
along with Holly Longstroth, set up a virtual conference with over 400 guests attending.

The Ning group is called Virtual Round Table http://virtual-round-table.ning.com/ gathered a wealth of speakers together from across the globe to discuss the possibilities and experiences of using technology for teaching and teaching online.

You can see the list of speakers here and hear the actual speakers http://virtual-round-table.ning.com/page/conference-programme-12