Monday, June 22, 2009

My first impressions of the English online course

Online courses offer you a great opportunity to learn the language you want at the most appropriate time for you. There are many languages you can choose: English, Business English, Spanish, German, Italian, French and Portuguese. Also you can choose which level of which language to study.

To start the course, you must have made an account with your user name and password. Your password gives you the opportunity to go to all levels and lessons you decide it`s useful for you. You have a summary of all lessons, where you can see what the lesson contains like grammar and words.

For the Spanish course (like every other), there is a program, which shows you at what time and at which level there are lessons. These lessons are taught by a qualified teachers in a virtual classrooms and they are connected with different parts of life like home, work, shopping and many others. You can also do a homework and when you want, you could send it to your teacher for check, by clicking the “Courier”.

You can connect your teacher by entering the virtual classroom at the level you want, or when you have a question you could see whether the teacher is online at the upper left angle of the page, and you can ask by connecting Skype.

This course offers you an opportunity to listen and speak as much as possible.
While learning, you develop your writing, speaking and listening skills. Also texts in the course help you to learn more about the culture and life of the Spanish people.
At the end of every lesson, there is a summary of the new words and grammar you have to pay attention to.

Lessons are developed specially for this type of learning – online learning. There are dictionaries and exercises after each lesson. You also have a review lessons and when you have learned all the lessons of your level, there is a test, which helps you to choose which level to go next. You can find all materials you need, in the web page at the section “Learning materials” and you can use them at any time .

After you have made the test, you can see your teacher comments at “tests”-> “Results”, which helps you to realize your mistakes and what to pay attention to.
The best of online learning is that you can learn language wherever you are, and whenever you want. You have 24 hour access to the e-books and you could see what each level contains. You can also visit different level lessons at the same time, which could be very useful for developing your language skills.

Nowadays it is preferred type of learning, which provides great possibilities for personal and professional development.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

What about education

Education

Education exists since first people on the earth. It represents the need of the humans to learn and to develop through the years. It`s that helps people to develop their possibilities and their personality. But is it an investment to the future, or just a waste of time?
Some people think that, it`s the most important thing for our development and for our progress, but other think it`s a waste of time. The thing, we have to remember, is that education is what, has given us all human science achievements, and it is the reason for it to be our great value and goal in life.
In the past, it has been a luxury, which few people could afford to themselves, and only the rich people could study. The great people in the human history were educated and qualified people.
The knowing person knows his rights, and fights for them. He can`t be manipulated, and knows what he wants.
Now we came to the most significant moment: what is the authentic meaning of education? In our world its` mission has to be, to help young people to develop as personalities, and to help them to go though all the difficulties in their way of self-realization and self-improvement.
That is why education helps people to grow as personalities, to fight for their freedom and individuality and fight against indifference.
School has to be the place, where young people possess their freedom, and where they work on their personalities and their independence. The place, where the young man would feel the freedom and the responsibility for their own life.
Nowadays, it feels like education is losing the power, it has had in the past. Many people decide that it is not so important, and they can live without it.
It`s good that lately we see more ambition and hunger for knowledge in young people. I could even say, that it is a kind of fashion to be smart and knowing.
With all that new technologies, the process of studying is getting more and more easy and interesting. The Internet gives us all the information we need and unlimited possibilities in our contacts with people.
It is very interesting and entertaining to learn, and you could fully enjoy learning.
That is why I can`t say education is a thing we can live without. No, it is necessity and very important for our personal development. Where we would be without learning? Definitely nowhere. Every thing, that is a part of our daily round, every little thing, we use every day, is a result from many scientific researches of the world around us.
The starve for learning is thing, that every human has deep inside. It is actually, the curiosity, that makes us being interested in something and learn more about it.
Young people should know, that the history is writing here and now and our future depends on ourselves. We must believe, that we could do anything, because even the most complicated technologies are made by someone like us – some person, who has studyed, learned and worked to achieve it.
Learning is the thing, that gives us unlimited possibilities in everything
Go people, learn, and enjoy your freedom!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Why I needed this online language course?

I am a constructional contractor and I have developed my business for ten years now. I managed successfully with every obstacle brought by the economical situation. But because of the increased crisis situation my business went down. The orders from the Bulgarian firms reduced to a minimum, many of my clients gave up on constructional business. I had to figure out fast something to save my firm. I decided to turn to foreign corporations to ask for assistance and to offer collaboration. My broad experience and my numerous successes won some firms’ confidence and my future work with them was contractual.

I was glad that I solved the serious problem, but I didn’t expect that there was going to appear another obstacle, which wasn’t for neglect – my staff knew English just to manage to buy a loaf of bread from an American department store. There were coming so many business meetings, we had to prepare and sign new contracts, not to mention the daily correspondence between my firm and the foreign ones. Of course I immediately decided to hire translators, but after a short inquiry I understood that the highly skilled translators were going to cost a lot of money and my business was still very weak to afford they services.

My only possibility was my stuff to reach a high enough level in English to be able to communicate fluently with my business partners. But how to make people with families and very little spare time study English? The ordinary language courses would cost cheaper but not every employee would have the physical possibility to visit the classes at the same time and the private teachers would require too much money. I was desperate. I was thinking that my business was ruined. Until one day a friend of mine mentioned that she was studying English via a Bulgarian web-site. At first I couldn’t believe her, because I hadn’t heard of such thing before. But I decided to check on the site in question. After my first visit I was amazed – the system was clear and very flexible. I could enroll my stuff in an online foreign language course and they could study wherever and whenever they want. The courses were taking place every time of the day. I could choose whether the courses would be during the office hours or during the spare time of my stuff. I was filled with admiration for the wide choice of courses – there were offered courses in English, in business English, in German, in French, etc.

The levels of education were also different – for beginners as well as for advanced. There were taking place specialized and additional courses at your choice. After reading the information, I realized that no matter how much my stuff had studied English, they all would gain a high level of knowledge. In the lessons there were used many audio and video files, which is not commonly seen in our national educational system. The thing which delighted me very much was that my employees would study with the help of highly qualified teachers, and not only read and listen to old records. The system supported a wide variety of educational materials and tests, that’s why it wasn’t necessary to buy books. I didn’t have to pay for transport and schoolrooms, which saved money for me and time for my stuff.

The web-site appeared very attractive but I decided to check on some of the corporative clients of this english online course – they were some of the big companies in the country. This educational system clearly was too serious to be neglected, so I decided to enroll my stuff in a business English course. Litesee.com gave me even a discount from the full price. I was glad that I had found the right English course. Now my employees had to like it.

Everybody took seriously the course, they were visiting regularly the web-site, they were doing various exercises, they were participating in the process of teaching. My stuff was studying hard the English language and for their headway I was judging by the statistics in the web-site for their progress. It was interesting that my employees weren’t studying alone – in the lunch breaks they were gathering into groups and they were discussing problems with the vocabulary or the grammar, helping each other with the homework and sharing the new knowledge and abilities – a true teamwork! I was glad that I had chosen an online foreign language course which was not boring for my stuff and is useful and pleasant at the same time. Soon they started to communicate in English between them just for fun. Some of them hadn’t known a word in English before and now they were talking in the foreign language. My employees learnt many business terms, they got used to communicate in a business environment, and for these reasons I was now calm for my meetings with the foreign firms.

After two or three months my crew was totally changed. Now they write the business correspondence in English, they understand the contracts, they prepare offers in the foreign language, they talk on the phone with my business partners from other countries, they even translate me during business meetings. And all that gives them pleasure, because they realize that it is never too late to learn something new, even a foreign language.

After completing the course my stuff received documents which certify their ability to speak fluently in English. I couldn’t wish for more – my business prospers again, I work with many foreign companies without facing problems connected with the language barrier. I saved my firm and my employees added an important skill to their CVs – written and spoken communication in English and all that thanks to Litesee.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

How do we lead lessons in the virtual classroom?

Virtual classroom – online teachers

Many of the questions, that our clients ask are connected with the details in the learning process and how do these virtual classrooms work.

Litesee uses an unique technology “Virtual classroom”. After filling the registration form in our site, you will receive on your e-mail the information you need to log in – user name and pass word. Before each lesson you receive information in the site www.kabinata.com for the day and the hour of the lesson.

In the virtual classrooms, teachers explain the material, do some exercises and tests with the students and talk with them. Virtual classrooms also give the possibility to use many other options like texts, picturies, inserting photos and etc. All the materials which are used in the lessons are accessible for the students.

When it is time for a lesson, you have only to click on the link, you have received on your e-mail and to enter the virtual classroom. You also have a direct online connection with the teacher.

Many people ask “How actually do these virtual classrooms work?”

The virtual classrooms at kabinata.com are specially developed to be extremely comfortable for most people no matter the language they learn and the level they are.

The priority of the virtual classrooms is that students can talk to each other or with the teacher and to discuss the lessons, the exercises and the themes. They have audio connection and many options that make our language course very easy and comfortable to use.

If you have any questions connected with the virtual classrooms, you could connect us and ask.

The most important thing for the language learning in kabinata.com is that you get a high quality education of the most qualified teachers at a reasonable price.

The programs we use for education are improved and many people use them as a preparation for candidate students` tests. They are used in many countries for examination of the students that learn foreign languages.

Our experience shows us that when the students work hard and serious there are always good results. We work with people who don`t have much free time and that is the reason to develop this type of learning – online learning and virtual courses.

English language online

What is the difference between virtual classrooms and standard classrooms?

Virtual classrooms give you the opportunity to learn online languages, no matter where you are – at home or at work. You need only headphones and a microphone. The possibilities our virtual classrooms offer are many times better than the ordinary classrooms. The quality and the quantity of the information there is much better. These virtual classrooms are one big step in the modern language learning.

How much time do I need for graduating this online course?

This period depends on the chosen language and the level you are. For example many colleges offer online, foreign language courses, which are connected with the other lessons and that is very important for the education. That is why one course is a few months.

Can I take individual online lessons?

Yes, we offer individual lessons, but the prices for these lessons are higher than the prices
for the group lessons.

What is the price of the language courses that you offer?

You can find prices and all other information in our site, at the language you are interested in. The price for a hundred lessons for three months is 250 levs.

Can I download and save all the materials we have used through the lessons?

Yes, all materials including workbooks, tests, and students` books are free and available for our students.

Would it help me to find a better job?

Many of our students find that their possibilities are bigger and they get a promotion or new, better job. Big companies appreciate people, who work hard and do everything to develop their possibilities.
Online courses give an opportunity to learn more about the world around us, about the different countries, cultures and customs. International business is a cultural phenomenon in our modern society. So businessmen appreciate people who have more potential and possibilities in working with foreign languages.
Online learning may give you more possibilities in your professional and personal development. This type of courses is getting more popular and easy to use. There are online courses in the most used languages in the Internet.

Education, can we live without it?

Education exists since first people on the earth. It represents the need of the humans to learn and to develop through the years. It`s that helps people to develop their possibilities and their personality. But is it an investment to the future, or just a waste of time?

Some people think that, it`s the most important thing for our development and for our progress, but other think it`s a waste of time. The thing, we have to remember, is that education is what, has given us all human science achievements, and it is the reason for it to be our great value and goal in life.
In the past, it has been a luxury, which few people could afford to themselves, and only the rich people could study. The great people in the human history were educated and qualified people.

The knowing person knows his rights, and fights for them. He can`t be manipulated, and knows what he wants.
Now we came to the most significant moment: what is the authentic meaning of education? In our world its` mission has to be, to help young people to develop as personalities, and to help them to go though all the difficulties in their way of self-realization and self-improvement.

That is why education helps people to grow as personalities, to fight for their freedom and individuality and fight against indifference.
School has to be the place, where young people possess their freedom, and where they work on their personalities and their independence. The place where young people feel their freedom and responsibility for their own life.

Nowadays, it feels like education is losing the power, it has had in the past. Many people decide that it is not so important, and they can live without it.
It`s good that lately we see more ambition and hunger for knowledge in young people. I could even say that it is a kind of fashion to be smart and knowing.

With all that new technologies, the process of studying is getting more and more easy and interesting. The Internet gives us all the information we need and unlimited possibilities in our contacts with people.

It is very interesting and entertaining to learn, and you could fully enjoy learning.
That is why I can`t say education is a thing we can live without. No, it is necessity and very important for our personal development. Where we would be without learning? Definitely nowhere. Every thing, that is a part of our daily round, every little thing, we use every day, is a result from many scientific researches of the world around us.

Starve for learning is thing that every human has deep inside. It is actually, the curiosity that makes us interested in something and that makes us learn more about it.

Young people should know that the history is writing here and now and our future depends on ourselves. We must believe that we could do anything, because even the most complicated technologies are made by someone like us – some person, who has studied learned and worked to achieve it.

Learning is the thing that gives us unlimited possibilities in everything
Go people, learn, and enjoy your freedom!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What are my impressions about this site for learning english online

Users impressions about speaking english with online teachers. They use virtual classroom.

Frankly speaking I was quite sceptical about sites such as this one. I thought that appliciances and materials can be found through Internet free of charge. But no free lunch! Probably because one of the nature laws is broken – Newton’s third law of motion – ( F=-F ). That means we get what we give J.

Anyway, let’s the mechanics be left and go back to the subject of my impressions about this site and what exactlly made me sure that it is worth learning any language from here.
First and foremost is the compactness method in which the training is proposed. In this way is not necessary for us to look at the same things in a lot of places and being seduced by the abundane to lose the time in clicking, instend following one simple sheme which should bring us to full-knowledges.

There is nobody around that is not lost any time in sifting out the useful from the useless and in this way to find one beneficial working system. Well, in this case I assure you that someone has done it for you and now the only thing that you must do is to find time and begin studying.
If you choose to visit the class rooms, or being educated by yourself with the audio lessons, the scheme is one and following it constantly you should acquire full-knowledges.

Each of us in his own way could appraisal his level with the different kind of tests and to step in the right place for going ahead.

As well the forums and the chat-rooms are some very helpful things, becouse there you can find people busy themself with seriouse studing of languages, and the knowledge exchange is one of the most helpful thing in the world. Of course the same forums and chat-rooms exist and free of charge but you must agree that exactly here you can meet people, that look more seriouse at the foreign languages studying.

Three methods lead us to sound knowledge:

The first is a good and responsible teacher – the site has them.
The second is good textbook with audio lessons and it also can be found here.
And the trird thing is to comunicate with people who share there knowledge snd experience.
We live in a time when the information and the goods overflow us anywhere. Now the shop-assistants are not asked for something of good quality that they keep under the counter. Now it is on the market. But how to discover it among the all others supplies there. How to believe in sites such as this one that deserves to be chosen. How to believe that exactlly the same site should make us feel satisfied and advanced in the life.

Personally I have not basis for comparison with other paid sites but what I saw here is definitely much better selected and offered than the free of charge sites. I am pleased that already exist these methods of education. I am pleased becouse even we the countryside people finding teachers developing themself into an environment with severe competition and it make them skilled and competent. Of cource I mean no offence to my teachers, but high training levels reach with difficulty for us just becouse there is no demand around.

And something else that here is priority. Many times in the real class-rooms we are shy of asking questions and things we do not understand – either not to occupy our teacher time or not to be accused of absence of mind. Well, here you can easily asking all manner of questions. It is not necessary we spend our time searching for answers. All questions will be answered in here!
Wish success to all who use this method of training and also to the people that have offered them services to us.