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According to goFLUENT - a provider of Business English training – some 90% of the world’s current business skills language learning budget is devoted to teaching people English.

To celebrate the launch of their Second Language Supper Club, Eat Speak Enjoy are giving away the first half of their on-line training course completely free of charge.

Kickstarter for new, groundbreaking tabletop roleplaying game launching next week designed to facilitate and motivate language learning.

EF Education First (EF) and Moscow State University (MSU) announced today plans to establish research collaboration in the field of English language learning, teaching, and assessment.

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New Imprint, New Authors, New Fiction Stories, and a New Way to Keep Reading Fun! Study Pubs has announced "Innuendo Books"!

Learning a new language or studying a language? Your Language Place is a new blog and news site dedicated to learning all about languages. It was recently launched and is developing a growing following.

Increasing demand for its products globally has prompted goFLUENT, a provider of Business English training which works with many of the Fortune 500 companies around the world, to begin a recruiting drive for British-based native English speakers.

According to goFLUENT - a provider of Business English training – some 90% of the world’s current business skills language learning budget is devoted to teaching people English.

To celebrate the launch of their Second Language Supper Club, Eat Speak Enjoy are giving away the first half of their on-line training course completely free of charge.

Kickstarter for new, groundbreaking tabletop roleplaying game launching next week designed to facilitate and motivate language learning.

Learn Japanese words no body would teach you with audio files.

VocaBoca Android app wins the International Create Challenge 2012. The app uses human powered visual translations to improve vocabulary learning and it is capable to explain almost any word in more than 40 languages.

EF Education First (EF) and Moscow State University (MSU) announced today plans to establish research collaboration in the field of English language learning, teaching, and assessment.

EF Education First (EF), the world leader in international education, today announced their partnership with the Universiade Kazan.

Prudl for intermediate and advanced learners of Spanish is officially live

Lost in Translations Inc., a cloud based localization company, announced today that it acquired a Chinese online language learning service.

Lingorilla is back! Lingorilla (www.lingorilla.com), the multi award-winning video platform for language learning, continues on its successful path with the relaunch of its products: language learning videos.

goFLUENT, a leading provider of Business English training, has published a whitepaper on ‘How to Implement Mobile Learning in Global Organiations’.

Announcing a free newsletter service that offers unlimited emails, lists and newsletters with over 70 free templates. This service is part of a bigger business community to expose your business to thousands of businesses for free

ICEF re-launches ICEFmonitor.com with an elegant new design, enhanced usability, advertising space and more subscription options for its readers.

SANS Inc., providing technology solutions for language learning, announces that Gloryvee Cordero has joined SANS as National Manager of R&D. SANS is the developer and exclusive licensor of the Sony digital language lab suite and SANSSpace™Virtual.

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goFLUENT, a leading provider of business English via distance learning, has demonstrated its credentials as an innovative player in the mobile learning sector by launching its Business English Training iPhone App.

At the iLearning Forum Paris – France’s leading learning technologies event - Christophe Ferrandou, CEO of goFLUENT, is outlining the key issues involved in determining the return on investment (ROI) in blended learning.

goFLUENT was delighted to walk away with the “Brandon Hall Bronze Award” for the “Best Use of Blended Learning” category only a few days after being shortlisted, in two categories, for the Learning Awards 2012 in London.

ProvaLingua, provider of the eponymous free Windows vocabulary training tool, has announced a mobile version for use with iPad and iPhone, putting effective language study right in your pocket for use anytime.

goFLUENT, a leading provider of distance English training, has been named among the shortlisted entries in two categories of the 2012 Learning Awards, which are due to be presented at The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London on 2nd February 2012.

goFLUENT, a leading provider of distance English training, has expanded its sales presence and investment in the language learning market in the USA with the appointment of Brett Walker.

New Imprint, New Authors, New Fiction Stories, and a New Way to Keep Reading Fun! Study Pubs has announced "Innuendo Books"!

- 15 online lessons in seven languages focusing on city life - Various themes include how to book a hotel room and vocabulary for pub tours

The Italian Ministry of Education has become the second European government department to get goFLUENT to provide English language learning for schoolchildren.

Verbalplanet.com; the Leading Website for Learning Languages Online; Has Picked Up Back to Back Awards from Toptenreviews.com for Their Flexible and Effective Online Italian Language Courses.

The leader in distance business English training, goFLUENT, has appointed Jean Paul Minarro as its Vice President – General Manager of goFLUENT Europe.

Corporate English language learners now have access to the world’s largest online language learning community; Partnership catapults goFLUENT into social learning sector.

When It Comes to Speaking a Foreign Language; Confidence is King; or So Says a Recent Survey of Students at Verbalplanet.com Who Seem to Love the Boost in Confidence They Gained from Live Online Language Lessons Via the Website.

• Learning material relevant for the office • Bilingual online courses for self-directed learners • Growing database of open-writing exercise solutions

• 30 to 40 new grammar-themed lessons for Spanish, French, Italian and German • Complete Beginner’s Courses for Swedish and Portuguese

NYU-SCPS chooses OWL for Language Proficiency Assessments for Two Programs within its Division of Liberal Studies and Allied Arts

Schoolshape has announced the general release of its new Online Language Lab. Early users report students delighted with the new system. Schoolshape estimates that teachers are saving over an hour a week using automatically

• Work with newly acquired language skills after vacation • Online language courses with everyday relevance for the self-directed learner

Learning to Speak a Second Language Just Got More Interesting. Verbalplanet.com; The Leading Language Tuition Website Offers a Uniquely Web Based System to Learning a Foreign Language Through Online Language Lessons with a Native Speaking Tutor.

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Installs OWL Testing Software for English Speaking Proficiency Testing

• Foreign language practice online and mobile to prepare for holidays abroad • Survey: Is it impolite when tourists can’t speak the language?

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) Canada has selected OWL Testing Software for their Workshops Online.

• Foreign language pronunciation training online • Real-time technology based on the new Adobe Flash Player 10.1 • Speech recognition with Babbel iPhone apps also planned

Verbalplanet.com offers a different and uniquely web based system to learning a language through online language lessons in partnership with a native speaking tutor using Skype, the leading internet telephony service.

Lingofriends is a Stockholm based company that aims to redefine the way people meet, learn and exchange languages and cultural diversity online.

Learning a minority language can be a bit tricky, especially when it comes to finding a native speaking tutor. Language training website Verbalplanet.com offers the solution by connecting students with native speaking tutors around the world.

New Courses Will Open New Opportunities for Learners to Connect With German and Italian Native Speakers Around the World

Smarty Ears™ LLC, a leading technology company in the field of mobile applications for speech therapy and language acquisition, has released a new application for the iPhone® and iPad™ that helps babies learn the sounds of a foreign language.

Hello-Hello Launches Revolutionary Language Course App for the iPad. Available Immediately in the iTunes Store.

Xanga have parterned with LangLearner on their Cultural Smarts Contest. How culturally smart are you? Have you ever been told that you’re using the wrong utensil for a particular entree? Enter to win a FREE trip around the world!

Language learning community busuu.com receives substantial funding from an Austrian Business Angel and adds Portuguese to its existing language courses

Smarty Ears released a new teaching method to expose babies to the sounds of a foreign language. The application is called “My Bilingual Baby” and it has already sold hundreds of copies all around the world.