EF English Live
| EF English Live BV
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| legal form | BV |
| founding | 1996 |
| Seat | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Branch | E-learning |
| Website | englishlive.ef.com |
EF English Live , formerly known as Englishtown, is an e-learning English language school for adults. This subsidiary of the EF Education First group has 1200 large companies as customers and 15 million private users.
history
EF English Live was founded in 1996 by Bill Fisher with the intention of providing everyone with easy and flexible access to language skills. Bill Fisher partnered with EF and Apple to develop his ideas and create what is now the world's largest network of interactive materials and real live teaching.
Partnerships
EF English Live has been selected as the Official Language Training Provider for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . EF English Live also supported the 16th Asian Games in 2010 . EF English Live will also be the official supporter and sponsor for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Prizes and awards
In 2010, EF English Live received the following prizes and awards:
- Interactive Media Award (IMA)
- Comenius EduMedia Award
- Human Resource Executive's Top Training Product of the Year Award
Related companies and organizations
EF English Live is part of EF Education First . This organization was founded in 1965 and has grown to become the largest private language teaching company in the world. In total, EF Education First is home to 15 subsidiaries and non-profit organizations with a focus on language teaching, language travel, cultural exchange and other academic programs.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b extract from the commercial register , accessed on August 2, 2011.
- ^ "EF Opens Four New International Language Centers Abroad, to Meet Young People's Demand for Hip and Exotic Study Destinations" , 2010-10. Digital journal. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "English First (EF) selected as Official Language Training Supplier of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games" ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , March 2, 2007. Beijing 2008 Olympics. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "EF named Asian Games Language Training Service Supplier," July 20, 2009. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "EF Education First to be Official Language Training Provider for 2014 World Cup in Brazil" , November 18, 2009. AsiaNet. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "EF Englishtown Wins Prestigious Education Award," 2010-07. Checkpoint learning. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ Cox, p. "World's largest online language school wins prestigious award" ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 25, 2010, The Education Weekly. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "Best of the Bunch," September 16, 2010. Human Resource Executive Online. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
