Your TEFL Guide to the World
To learn another language is to be at home anywhere. To teach English is to open the doors to the world. The covid-19 pandemic, if anything, has taught us that life is short, and you can work from anywhere, doing just about anything. Globally, we saw a steep rise in remote working and people opting…
Celebrate International Mother Language Day With Free Language Courses!
The 21st of February is International Mother Tongue Day. It’s all about promoting and preserving linguistic and cultural diversity. The day was first announced back in 1999 by the United Nations and has been celebrated every year since. Here at Alison, we are all about language and diversity. So let’s explore a few mother tongues…
A Day in the Life of an English as a Second Language Teacher: Justine...
Justine Dalke is a certified English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and holds a variety of specialised teaching qualifications, including teaching grammar, business English, and test preparation. She has worked in classrooms around the world and taught students from various backgrounds and a diverse range of countries, from Japan to Ukraine to Brazil. Justine…
Alison Recognized for 12 Best Courses by Intelligent.com
Alison is delighted to announce that our free online courses have been named among Intelligent.com’s Best Online Courses for 2021. Intelligent.com is a trusted online resource that helps students to plan their higher education by bringing together the latest research, tips and techniques championed by today’s leading experts in education. Intelligent.com has featured 12 Alison…
Celebrate International Youth Day With These Great Beginner Courses!
August 12th is International Youth Day. Designated by the United Nations over 20 years ago, the day celebrates the voice of global youth and draws attention to issues affecting young people around the world. The day also serves as an opportunity to engage with the specific challenges facing young people and offer support for their…
Discovering the Depth of the English Language
English is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages, with the second-highest number of native speakers and the highest number of total speakers when accounting for second language use. With such an enormous scope, it should come as no surprise that there’s an endless amount to know about this fascinating language. We’ve put together…
Rose-Carlette Aurélien: “Alison is known all over the world. People who get an Alison...
“My name is Rose-Carlette Aurélien. I’m a medical technologist. I’ve been working in medical laboratories since 2013. I like to read and to acquire knowledge.” How did you learn about Alison? I learned about Alison online. What was your first course on Alison, and why did you choose it? My first course was an English…
Snehal Balge: “Alison has many different courses that allow you to showcase your talent.”
My name is Snehal Balge. I have worked as a System Engineer for nearly nine years and have been studying with Alison for nearly as long. I have completed a master’s of Science in Information Technology and another master’s in Computer Applications. I speak English, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani and a bit of Japanese. How did…
8 Most Common English Grammar Mistakes We Make
Mar 20, 2019 When it comes to language, it’s easy to make English grammar mistakes, even as native speakers. Here are the 8 most commonly made errors to watch out for. 1. The Missing Comma A comma is used after an introductory word, phrase, or clause. This gives a pause after the introductory element and…
Alison in China: 为龙的传人而改变
Jan 4, 2019 我在2007年创办了Alison,几个月之后，我意外的收到了一封中国来信，来自一位清华大学的教授，我当然知道清华大学是中国最富盛名的高等学府之一（习近平，中国的国家主席也曾在这里学习）。这位教授是Alison最早期的用户之一，对Alison这样的免费网络教育平台非常感兴趣(Alison被认为是第一个大型在线教育平台—参见维基百科词条).他提出了一个令人兴奋的建议，如果Alison愿意资助一个竞赛奖项，他可以让自己的学生们来制定Alison进入中国的市场战略计划。 这是一个令人兴奋的提议,我马上就同意了.三周之后,10份商业计划书出现在了Alison爱尔兰戈尔威的办公室里，每份计划书都有20页之多，令人印象极为深刻。我非常感谢这些年轻的商学院学生所做的一切（其中一些想法非常棒！），但等我看了这些计划之后只剩一个想法，中国很特别，如果Alison要进入中国的市场,必须确保正确行事.如果想要Alison的学员获益更多，我们需要一个专注于此的团队，最好是一个基于中国人的团队。 足足12年之后，这一刻终于来临，Alison初步建立了中国团队，我们选择了古城西安作为出发点，这令我这样的历史爱好者兴奋不已。对于那些对我有所了解的人来说，我同时也在寻找失散在全世界范围的古爱尔兰裔人群，古城西安也平添许多乐趣。尽管我们才刚刚开始，近期的努力也在开花结果，上周的数据显示，Alison中国的用户数量已经达到了全球第四，仅次于美国、英国与印度。 我们在中国市场初期的关注点是英语学习，虽然Alison网站的中文翻译还需要一段时间，但一些关键页面比如“英语学习中心”和“Alison介绍”已经出现了大量的中国访客。我们刚刚在一些中文的社交网站上建立了Alison的帐户,比如微博和今日头条等.全世界有几百万的人与Alison共同学习成长,超过200万人和我们一起免费的学习英语.我们毫无保留的提供了60多门英语课程.,与雅思和剑桥的英语学习标准完全契合. 我曾在2015年去往中国大连,参加一场在线教育交流会议.这是我20多年来第一次到访中国.中国让人兴奋,积极与乐观的想法无处不在,中国这些年来的快速发展全世界有目共睹.我每到一地,都会造访当地的Alison学员，与他们面对面坦诚交流，获得关于Alison好的建议和想法，我会公平的对待所有这些付出的努力，这些努力和决心让我看到了中国在线教育的潜力和未来。 建议的大门总是敞开，如果你对Alison的发展有精彩的建议和想法，请让我知道。你可以通过[email protected]与我联系，也可以在Alison的各个社交媒体发表你的想法，无论是微博、脸书、领英或者推特。 就像清华的朋友多年前建议的那样，我们不会把中国当作一个普通国家，简单的接受全球化的内容产品。从古代西安的鼎盛时期，到国际影响力日益增长的现在，我们会以不同的方式为中国提供更好更合适的内容，帮助更多的人获得自我成长的机会和工作技能。 作者:迈克·费瑞克（Alison创始人兼CEO）
