China Distance Education Holdings (DL) Enters Agreement to Teach English to Students in Mainland China
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Shares of China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) are trading up substantially today following the announcement by management that the company has signed an agreement to deliver English learning programs to students in mainland China.
As part of the agreement, Eleutian will provide CDEL's students in China with access to its SpeakENG program, which combines live online English lessons delivered by video-conferencing between students and US certified school teachers, with world class online content, including Pearson's English Language Learning and Instruction System (ELLIS™). This evidence-based program covers all levels of student fluency and is the recognized "gold standard" ESL/EFL teaching solution throughout the world. CDEL students will be serviced by Eleutian's team of more than 500 certified American teachers. With over 1,300 hours of instruction, Eleutian's SpeakENG program combines digital audio and video, voice recording, role-play, and native language support to create an engaging environment for every level of English language training. When combined with regular, one-on-one video sessions with a certified English speaking teacher, student motivation and engagement levels are high.
Zhengdong Zhu, Chairman and CEO of CDEL, commented, "I am pleased to work with Eleutian Technology to offer fully interactive online English language learning in China. This partnership combines CDEL's leading online education content distribution platform with Eleutian's highly successful and results-oriented English language training program. The market for English language training in China is large and continues to expand, and Eleutian's comprehensive online English learning program SpeakENG will allow us to expand the scope of our online training offering in China."
As part of the agreement, Eleutian will provide CDEL's students in China with access to its SpeakENG program, which combines live online English lessons delivered by video-conferencing between students and US certified school teachers, with world class online content, including Pearson's English Language Learning and Instruction System (ELLIS™). This evidence-based program covers all levels of student fluency and is the recognized "gold standard" ESL/EFL teaching solution throughout the world. CDEL students will be serviced by Eleutian's team of more than 500 certified American teachers. With over 1,300 hours of instruction, Eleutian's SpeakENG program combines digital audio and video, voice recording, role-play, and native language support to create an engaging environment for every level of English language training. When combined with regular, one-on-one video sessions with a certified English speaking teacher, student motivation and engagement levels are high.
Zhengdong Zhu, Chairman and CEO of CDEL, commented, "I am pleased to work with Eleutian Technology to offer fully interactive online English language learning in China. This partnership combines CDEL's leading online education content distribution platform with Eleutian's highly successful and results-oriented English language training program. The market for English language training in China is large and continues to expand, and Eleutian's comprehensive online English learning program SpeakENG will allow us to expand the scope of our online training offering in China."
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