Compare Open English to Traditional Schools

• Course Personalization

• Customized by your profession, interests, personal goals, learning factors and English level.

• Courses typically offered by English level, time of day, or age range.

• Enrollment & Admissions

• You choose exactly when you want to begin your course. You don't have to wait for the next semester to begin.

• Traditional English classes often start a few times a year, at the beginning of a semester, and you may not be guaranteed a spot in class.

• Live Session Schedule

• Classes are available every hour of the day, 7 days a week, 23 hours a day.

• Classes generally offered on a fixed schedule. Course start time determined by the school.

• Class Locations

• Attend live conversation classes from the comfort of your own home. All you need is access to the internet.

• Students must commute to and from school.

• Average Class Size

• Personalized attention is crucial when learning a language, that's why our average class size is 3-4 students!

• Varies per institution.

• Learning Content

• More than 500 hours of interactive content, videos, audio lessons, multimedia tools, and unlimited live sessions.

• Books, printed materials, and audio CDs & classroom instruction.

• Speech assessment/Voice recognition

• Unique voice recognition technology that measures student�s pronunciation skills by using video footage and current content.

• Limited to the teacher's feedback; they don't typically useadvanced technology to correct pronunciation.

• Course Efficacy

• Open English produces outstanding student results!. Online learning is more effective than classes with only face-to-face instruction. *

• Varies greatly depending on the individual teacher, the curriculum, and program.

• Level of Support

• Every student has a personal study advisor to help them throughout the duration of the course, in addition to unlimited access to our team of teachers.

• Usually limited to office hours and teacher availability.

• Progress Tracking

• Real-time online progress tracking, fluency calculator, and a series of six academic checkpoints.

• Generally limited to written tests taken on site at school location.

• Teachers

• Native English speakers with years of experience teaching English, selected from global talent pool.

• Hired locally, may not be native speakers or ESL trained.

• Fluency Guarantee

• If you are not fluent in 12 months, we will give you 6 additional months of free practice with our teachers.

• Traditional schools may not offer guarantees. Check with your local institution.

* According to the U.S. Department of Education, online learning on average produces stronger students than classes with only face-to-face instruction.
Note: Each school is different and may offer different program options. Ask your local institution for more information.