OpenLanguage School Solutions

Language Learning for Busy People

School Solutions

For more information contact Hank Horkoff at hank.horkoff@openlanguage.com or +86 186 1681 7395.

The OpenLanguage Solution
OpenLanguage partners with language schools to help them take
advantage of the best that modern web & mobile technologies can
provide. Students can study with the next generation of the language-
learning textbook, the Tablet Textbook, while teachers and
administrators can manage students & monitor activity in the
complimentary Open Academy learning management system.

Tablet Open Extensive
Textbook Academy Curriculum


Study Method
OpenLanguage encourages a ‘flipped classroom’ approach
where lectures and review are done before class, allowing
valuable classroom time to be used for practice and
coaching. The result is a more personalized and effective
learning experience. Partner schools provide the teachers.

• Introduction • Course test
• Placement test • Satisfaction survey
• Set up (materials & tech) • Student evaluation


The Tablet Textbook
The Tablet Textbook is the next generation of the textbook designed
for both teacher-led and self-directed students. Lessons include
multimedia input, extensive review activities, materials to guide
practice with a teacher and also post-class tasks. Students can save all
target language terms and review with flashcards.

Listen Prepare Practice Perform
(Lesson) (Tools) (Teachers) (Task)

*** Available in the iOS App Store & Google Play ***


A Convenient Student Experience
The Tablet Textbook is designed for busy professionals.

1. Listen to a lecture on the morning commute. 2. Study the lesson for a few minutes at work.

3. Practice in class or over Skype (OPTIONAL). 4. Review vocabulary on the way home.


Conclusion

The Tablet Textbook

Platforms
The Tablet Textbook is available for the iPad, iPhone and
Android 4.0 devices. Students can also study on a computer.


Tablet Textbook Springboard
After students download and login to the App they will see
the main menu on the springboard.

• Library: contains all the lessons
available
• Self-Study: contains lessons the
student saved from the Library
• Courses: a structured set of lessons
saved from the Library or assigned by
a teacher
• Vocabulary: decks of target language
terms that are saved from lessons


Library
The Library contains all the lessons available to the student
and is designed for self-study.

• Lessons can be searched by keyword,
academic level, publish date,
topic/function/grammar tag, or by
structured course.
• Lessons can be saved for future
review and will be available in Self-
Study.


Courses
Courses are a structured set of lessons to help students
always know what their ‘next’ lesson is.

• Courses can be added in the Library
• Courses can be assigned by teachers
or learning consultants in the Open
Academy (see next section).


Lesson Media
The core of the lesson is a high-frequency dialogue that is
introduced by two teacher presenters in an audio or video
file.

• Students download and play the
media file
• After the file is downloaded it is
available on the device for offline
use, e.g. when on a plane


Dialogue
The Dialogue review tab allows the student to follow along
with the media file.

• Students can ‘tap’ each target-
language sentence to reveal
additional options to translate the
sentence, break down the sentence
into individual component terms,
play an audio file of a native speaker
pronouncing the sentence, record
themselves reading the sentence and
play back their own recording.


Sentence Breakdown
The Sentence Breakdown option provides powerful features
for the student.

• In the Sentence Breakdown window the
student can browse all the component terms
of the sentence.
• Each term can be translated, played or saved
to the student’s personal vocabulary decks
for future review.
• Each term can also be looked up in the
glossary which contains sample sentences
from every other time the term was used.
• Students can record their own voice and
compare it to the native speaker
• Those sample sentences can also be broken
down, and so on…


Vocabulary
Just as in a textbook, Key & Supplementary Vocabulary are
available for the student to review.

• Target-language terms can be
translated, played or saved to the
student’s personal vocabulary decks.


Expansion
Expansion takes the Key Vocabulary and provides sample
sentences to demonstrate other ways the terms can be
used.
• Sentence Review features are
available by ‘tapping’ on all target-
language sentences


Grammar
Key grammar points are explained and sample sentences
provided.

• Again, Sentence Review features are
available by ‘tapping’ on all target-
language sentences


Practice
To help get the most out of class time, practice materials are
available to help guide teachers and students.

• Only applicable for teacher-led
students


Task
At the end of every lesson, students have the option to
apply what they have learned with a related task.

• This task could be a written
assignment uploaded from their
computer or a recorded video
uploaded from their mobile device.


Vocabulary Management
Students can save all target-language terms to their
vocabulary decks.

• Decks can be created, edited or
deleted.
• Students can organize the terms they
are studying into the deck of their
choice.


Flashcard Review
Flashcards help the student reinforce the vocabulary from
their lessons.

• Students can ‘tap’ flashcards to reveal
hidden information
• Students can determine what
information they want to see before
and after ‘tapping’ in the Settings
section.
• Spaced repetition features will be
added.

• There is no need for a written
flashcard ever again!


Offline Mode
The “Offline Mode” of the Tablet Textbook allows students
to study previously downloaded materials in places where
there is no Internet access (e.g. on an airplane).

Green dots indicate if
content is available
offline for:
• Course data
• Lesson data
• Media files
• Term audio


Old & New Compared
The Tablet Textbook provides the value of a traditional
textbook and a lot more.
Traditional Textbook Tablet Textbook
Lesson Input √ √
Multimedia With tape, CDROM or √
language lab
Review Activities (dialogue, vocabulary, expansion, grammar, √ √
exercises)

Re-mixable Courses √
Sentence Review Features √
(translate, drilldown, native speaker audio, audio recording, audio
playback)
Support for Student Output (post-lesson Exercises & Tasks) √
Ability to Save Vocabulary & Integrated Flashcards √
Study History Data
(ability to power smart lesson recommendation engine, progress
tracking, etc.) √

The Flipped Classroom
The Tablet Textbook is designed to support “Flipped
Classroom” instructional models.


Branding Options
We offer 3 different branding options for the Tablet Textbook
website and mobile apps.

Default Branding White-Label, Custom Interface
Default Interface

• Students use the default • Students use a • Partner school develops
OpenLanguage-branded standardized version of their own web interface &
Tablet Textbook web and the web interface and mobile apps that can
mobile apps mobile apps, but visual access the OpenLanguage
identity and branding is learning platform and
customized. learning materials (via API)
• Teachers use the • Teachers use the
OpenLanguage-branded OpenLanguage-branded
Open Academy Open Academy
No additional cost $20000 upfront, $4000 Development costs covered
annual maintenance fee by partner school


Conclusion

The Open Academy

Student Management
Administrators can use the Open Academy features on the
OpenLanguage website to create and manage student
accounts.


Course Assignment
Learning Consultants or Teachers can assign specific courses
to students.


Study Activity
In the Open Academy, teachers track student activity and
provide feedback. These insights help teachers better
understand where students are succeeding and failing to
allow them to personalize their coaching efforts.


Reporting
Administrators can monitor student usage with login &
session history. Progress can be tracked through scores for
lesson exercises and course tests. Student satisfaction
surveys are also available.


Conclusion

Curriculum Materials

English-Language Training Materials
Our ESL curriculum is designed to help white-collar
professionals enhance their English skills and cultural
awareness to be more effective global employees.
Highlights:
1. Practical courses to reflect high-frequency, real-life work contexts.
2. Coverage of 4 language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking.
3. Alignment with Common European Framework (CEFR) levels.
4. General business English courses, as well as specialized courses targeting
specific skills (e.g. presentation skills).
5. Custom-made course development to meet clients’ specific needs on
demand.


English-Language Training Materials
There are currently 5 professional courses available with
new courses developed every month.

Elementary Course Intermediate Course Upper-Intermediate Course

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Materials for English Speakers
In addition to English training, OpenLanguage has a number
of other partner publishers covering the instruction of
Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Russian & Spanish.


Conclusion

About OpenLanguage

About OpenLanguage
OpenLanguage was founded in January 2012 with the goal
of using technology to help busy people learn a new
language. We are ‘open’ to three industry stakeholders.

Students Schools Publishers

The Tablet Textbook The Open Academy The Publisher Zone
Students study their learning Schools can integrate learning Language experts produce
materials on their tablet, smart materials and study tools with modern learning materials that
phone or computer. their classrooms using free can be distributed to tablets,
learning management system smart phones & computers
(LMS) tools. Customized solutions around the world.
(e.g. white-labeling) are available
for an additional fee.


Case Study #1 – Qasid Arabic Institute
Based in Jordan, Qasid uses the OpenLanguage Tablet
Textbook to provide learning materials for its students, while
using the Open Academy website features to maintain full
management control.

Marketing Website Arabic Lessons on the Open Academy
(independent of OpenLanguage Student Management
OpenLanguage) Tablet Textbook


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