The teaching of English online as compared to teaching English in a classroom People oſten ask whether an online program can possibly be as effecve as a tradional classroom at an accredited instuon of learning, whether it be high school or college. There is good reason to believe that online learning is just as effecve. Many online universies are also accredited and so many of their graduates have gone on to respectable careers. The flexibility of the scheduling makes online programs, like a good online English program, a viable and aracve opon for various reasons. In most cases it is praccally impossible to take an English course at an educaonal instuon. For many students this could be the most desirable opon, while working full me and/or raising a family. When speaking to your classmates in a classroom situaon, you have the advantage of being able to communicate with your classmates in a totally conversaonal way. By interacng with them on a daily basis, your conversaonal capabilies as well as understanding will improve remarkably. At first your skills will improve as well as learning co-dependently. As you progress, you will learn independently. In a classroom environment, there is more interacon between the teacher and the students. The learning process is set in a consistent and regular pace. Students taking English lessons online can go to class whenever they want, wherever they are! They can learn to speak English in their most convenient me at the most convenient place! This means that they can do other work first – like go to the office, aend to their children or render voluntary work – and then go and learn to speak English aſter. Course materials and sessions are always available 24 hours a day, seven days a week! Students have the freedom of studying English whenever they like, even if they have been absent for a few days. Compared to a classroom seng, this gives the learner more freedom and flexibility. If you are absent for a few days in a classroom, you lose a lot of the lessons. But in a controlled online learning environment, everyone has a say and can learn to speak English through discussions, because the online teacher is the moderator and controller of the English class me. Discriminaon is not an issue in an online English course. With online teaching, the student(s) must see the teacher as in a real life situaon on the webcam. The student talks to the teacher by using a headset. The student can send instant messages to the teacher through the instant chat box. When wring in a chat box, this will not interfere with the other parts of the lesson. When studying things like grammar and wring, the note board is ideal for that. When you write a leer or essay, you can just copy this onto the note board and click ‘finish’. The teacher or student then can make changes at the same me. The teacher can also easily point out what the mistake is and the student can correct it himself. Once clicking ‘finish’. The teacher can see that he has corrected that. The note board is ideal for praccing grammar and wring skills. 1