Mission Statement: Our aim is to make comprehensive and varied learning experiences free and accessible to young people and teachers of English as a second language, throughout Europe and around the world, in a way that is interesting, vibrant and entertaining; that it may enhance their educational and career opportunities.
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo. July, 2009.
We are the Directors of Enjoying English Limited.We are developing this website for the benefit of visitors worldwide, to compliment our existing resources for students and teachers using English as a second language in China and Europe.
Our parent website, www.enjoyingenglish2008.org was established, primarily for the use of visitors from China, and is now an 'Archive' for deleted material.
Our sister website: www.enjoyingenglish.eu , targeted at visitors from Europe and Africa, is now almost fully merged with this website.
Please take the time to browse our pages, which are expanded and updated regularly. A summary of our 'Stategies and Aims & Objectives' appears on other pages. For your convenience, a link is provided between this site and 'The Archive' at the top of this and other pages.
To be really effective, we need regular input from visitors.Please send your comments and suggestions, detailing what you think most meets your needs to:enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.com .
We look forward to hearing from you? Keep watching!
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo
Directors.
Enjoying English (International) Limited.
Update: 30.07.2010. Overhaul & re-generation
We are pleased to announce that the overhaul and up-grade of www.enjoyingenglish2008.org is entering its final stage. By September the Enjoying English Group will have a new look, re-financing and a new project in place.
The new layout is more attractive and easier to use. Features include:
* a sitemap at the bottom of each page allows you to move from one page to another without the need to return to the top. One
'click'will bring page listings on the left hand side of the page you are viewing.
* standardised text - where possible the main text has been standardised to a slightly larger 12 points, making the information easier to read.
* most pages have a translation facility.
You will also be able to copy and paste articles or complete pages, for
translation into a wide selection of languages through an outside
facility, which will be found at the bottom of the page.
* ''Google Search' will be included on the HOMEPAGE next to the translation facility.
* pages will contain a convenient link between our two websites at the top and bottom of every page.
Although although some pages are duplicated, others contain information
more relevant to students living or studying on different continents.
Next week
will see other changes as every page will be checked and the text colour standardised. Visitors may experience temporary disruption to some pages for about a week, but our e-mail 'Helpline' above, is not affected. Please put 'Help' in the subject box.
Advanced Notice:
Tuesday 3rd August, 2010 - 06.00 - 08.00 GMT. Our host management
company will be completing a softare upgrade. Access to some services
are likely to be affected. They apologise for any inconvenience.
During
August we shall be concentrating on renovating this website. By
September we will be paying more attention to the needs of students in
Eastern Europe and South America. Re-financing and new projects will
be in place. If you have suggestions or comments, we would like to hear from you.
Meanwhile,
whatever you are doing and wherever you are, we hope you have a
successful summer vacation, and that you will join us again in the new
semester.
Kind regards
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo.
Directors - Enjoying English Limited.
New this week on 'Info':
Archaeology, Education, Food & Health, Interest,
Letters, london 2012 (new page), Natural Weather, News & Weather
(new page replacement for World News), World War 2 (Special Feature: Rare photographs from World War 1)
New this week on '2008':
Arts & Entertainment, BEIJING 2008 (new page from Olympics &
Olympic Album), China News, Food & Health, Interest, LEGENDS
(new page), Letters, News & Weather (new page replacement for
World News), Science & Nature
Update: 23.07.2010. Renovation & re-generation.
Our '2008' website
is being overhauled and re-generated to provide increased resources and
support for students and teachers using English as a second language.
It's on target and is expected to be complete by the end of July.
Visitors may experience some disruption as work is carried out, but our
'Helpline' service is not affected.
During
August we shall be concentrating on renovating this website. By
September we will be paying more attention to the needs of students in
Eastern Europe and South America. Re-financing and new projects will
be in place. If you have suggestions or comments, we would like to hear from you.
Other information:
The welfare and support of college / university students is a priority. A measure of our success is that visitors to 'Info' now exceeds around 350,000 a month compared with slightly more to our '2008' website, serving China and south-east Asia.
Features relating to various aspects of STUDENT LIFE;
job hunting, applications, interviews, pre-university, post graduate
information and career advice has been checked, revised and updated
where necessary. Our 'Help-line' is available for your enquiries by e-mail on: enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.comPlease put 'Help' in the subject box.
Meanwhile,
whatever you are doing and wherever you are, we hope you have a
successful summer vacation, and that you will join us again in the new
semester.
Kind regards
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo.
New this week on 'Info': Comment, Interest, Space, World News
New this week on '2008': China News, Comment, Fashion, LEGENDS (new page), Space, World News, Zoom~in
Update: 09.07.2010. Renovation & re-generation.
The welfare and support of college / university students is a priority. A measure of our success is that visitors to 'Info' now exceeds around 350,000 a month compared with slightly more to our '2008' website, serving China and south-east Asia.
Our '2008' website is being re-generated to provide
increased resources and support for students and teachers using English
as a second language. It is expected to be complete by the end of July. Visitors may experience son disruption as work is carried out, but our 'Helpline' service is not affected.
During August we shall be concentrating on renovating this website. By September we will be paying more attention to
the needs of students in Eastern Europe and South America. Re-financing and new
projects will be in place. If you have suggestions or comments, we would like to hear from you.
Other information: Features relating to various aspects of STUDENT LIFE;
job hunting, applications, interviews, pre-university, post graduate
information and career advice has been checked, revised and updated
where necessary. Our 'Help-line' is available for your enquiries by e-mail on: enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.com Please put 'Help' in the subject box.
Meanwhile, whatever you are doing and wherever you are, we hope
you have a successful summer vacation, and that you will join us again
in the new semester.
Kind regards
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo.
New this week on 'Info': Advice~line, Hi Kids, Interest, Science & Technology, Space & Astro, World Images New this week on '2008': Advice~line, China News, Exploring Britain, Hi Kids, Inspirations, Interest, Job Applications, Science & Technology, Special Features, UK Travel, Zoom~in,
Update: 11.06.2010. The World Cupwill be the centre of attention for millions of fans worldwide over the coming month. We have a new page, WORLD CUP 2010, with Links to Live coverage, up-to-date news and reviews and a brief history. We hope you enjoy it.Live coverage
June
is a time of change for many students internationally; examinations,
graduation and thoughts on launching on a future career.
We
are reminding you of information and resources we offer on our
websites, and have an additional contribution from Pearson
International Publishers.
Information on STUDENT LIFE
relating to job searches and applications has been revised, with
updated features. On both our websites, we have split STUDENT LIFE
into 2 pages, with the addition of all the information relating to job
applications, interviews and career advice on JOB APPLICATIONS. Our helpline continues to be available for your enquiries onenjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.com
Initiativesremain a priority: Organisations wishing to discuss the possibility of educational opportunities outlined on About Us and Research & Development, should contact us by e-mail on: enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.com
FREE - writing tests from Pearson Publishers.This is a genuine offer, received last week from Pearson International.
"Using www.itests.com students
will feel better prepared to take their KET exam, plus they will have
experienced the question in the same format as the real exam so you
will know exactly what to expect from the real exam. Students taking
their KET* exam this month can register for complete KET exam practice
on www.itests.com
Instant grading on the writing parts of the exam allows students to:
·do more writing practice without giving teachers more marking to do
·do realistic and timed writing practice in the same format as the real exam
·get an idea of how they will perform on the writing part of the exam
·Plus much more
Timed questions will help you to plan your time well in the real
exam and best of all, they can track the progress they are making with
the personal score charts that are generated once you have completed
the tests.
Don?t delay, for truly motivating and realistic KET exam practice visit www.iTests.com.
*Also available on www.itests.com are exams for PET, KET, FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL "
Resources:
Our websites contain an enormous amount of resources and links for
students and teachers. To recap, I'll summarise what you will find,
and where.
www.enjoyingenglish2008.org has useful information for students on STUDENT LIFE relating to Job Hunting, Resumes and Interview Techniques.
There are educational resources via links on ED WEBS (under STUDENT LIFE) and a number of sub-pages under ENGLISH 1.
www.enjoyingenglish.info has specific resources for teachers under TEACHERS INFO. At the bottom of the page are a number of features from VCOP,
which are useful as quick / opening or closing activities. As well as
offering examples, they are useful as a stimulus for adapting or
creating your own ideas.
With a massive increase of visitors since January, 2010, our websites
will be under-going a major review over the next month. We will be
concentrating on up-dating resources for students and teachers. We hope
to have translation facilities on every page to make your use of our
services easier.
Kind regards
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo
NEW on 'Info' this week: Advice Line, Archaeology, Comment, Job Applications, Student Info, Words, World News, World Wide Webs
NEW on '2008' this week: Comment, Job Applications, Student Life World News, Words, World Wide Webs
Recent additions: New or revised pages on both websites: Chinglish, Comment replaces Viewpoint, Exploring Britain, English Literature. Examinations, Job Applications, World Cup 2010.
Update: 04.06.2010. Important notices.
June, is a time of change for many students internationally; examinations, graduation and thoughts on launching on a future career.
This week, we are reminding you of information and resources we offer on our websites, and have an additional contribution from Pearson International Publishers.
1. Initiatives in China
Organisations wishing to discuss the possibility of educational opportunities outlined on About Us and Research & Development, should contact us by e-mail on: enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.com
2. FREE - writing tests from Pearson Publishers.This is a genuine offer from Pearson International.
"Using www.itests.com students will feel better prepared to take their KET exam, plus they will have experienced the question in the same format as the real exam so you will know exactly what to expect from the real exam. Students taking their KET* exam this month can register for complete KET exam practice on www.itests.com
Instant grading on the writing parts of the exam allows students to:
·do more writing practice without giving teachers more marking to do
·do realistic and timed writing practice in the same format as the real exam
·get an idea of how they will perform on the writing part of the exam
·Plus much more
Timed questions will help you to plan your time well in the real exam, and best of all you can track the progress you are making with the personal score charts that are generated once you have completed the tests.
Don?t delay, for truly motivating and realistic KET exam practice visit www.iTests.com.
*Also available on www.itests.com are exams for PET, KET, FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL "
3. Resources: Our websites contain an enormous amount of resources and links for students and teachers. To recap, I'll summarise what you will find, and where.
www.enjoyingenglish2008.org has lots of information for students on STUDENT LIFE relating to Job Hunting, Applications and Interview Techniques.
There are educational resources via links on ED WEBS (under STUDENT LIFE) and a number of sub-pages under ENGLISH 1.
www.enjoyingenglish.info has specific resources for teachers under TEACHERS INFO. At the bottom of the page are a number of features from VCOP, which are useful as quick / opening or closing activities. As well as offering examples, they are useful as a stimulus for adapting or creating your own ideas.
NEW on 'Info' this week: Archaeology, Comment, Environment, Fashion, Funny Old World, Interest, Natural World, Science & Technology, Student Info, Travel Europe - in preparation. Space & Astro, World News,
NEW on '2008' this week: Archaeology, China News, Comment, Fashion, Interest, Olympic Games, Science & Technology, Student Life, World News
Recent additions: New or revised pages on both websites: Chinglish, Comment replaces Viewpoint, Exploring Britain, English Literature. Examinations, Travel Europe
Coming up: Revised and updated information for graduation, Job-seeking etc.
Update: 28.05.2010. Three important notices. Approaching June, it's a time of change for many students internationally; examinations, graduation and thoughts on launching on a future career.
This week, we are reminding you of information and resources we offer on our websites, and have an additional contribution from Pearson International Publishers.
1. Summer Initiatives in China from mid-June to September 2010, are a priority:
Organisations wishing to discuss the possibility of educational opportunities outlined on About Us and Research & Development, should contact us by e-mail on: enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.comby 31st May, 2010.
2. FREE - writing tests from Pearson Publishers.This is a genuine offer from one of the many publishers, with whom we have regular contact.
"If your students taking their KET* exam this month direct them to www.itests.com today where they can register for complete KET exam practice.
Instant grading on the writing parts of the exam allows students to:
·do more writing practice without giving teachers more marking to do
·do realistic and timed writing practice in the same format as the real exam
·get an idea of how they will perform on the writing part of the exam
·Plus much more
By using www.itests.com they will feel better prepared to take their KET exam, plus they will have experienced the question in the same format as the real exam so you will know exactly what to expect from the real exam.
Timed questions will help them to plan their time well in the real exam and best of all they can track the progress they are making with the personal score charts that are generated once you have completed the tests.
Don?t delay, for truly motivating and realistic KET exam practice tell your students to visit www.iTests.com.
*Also available on www.itests.com are exams for PET, KET, FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL "
3. Resources: Our websites contain an enormous amount of resources and links for students and teachers. To recap, I'll summarise what you will find, and where.
There are educational resources via links on ED WEBS (under STUDENT LIFE) and a number of sub-pages under ENGLISH 1.
www.enjoyingenglish.info has specific resources for teachers under TEACHERS INFO. At the bottom of the page are a number of features from VCOP, which are useful as quick / opening or closing activities. As well as offering examples, they are useful as a stimulus for adapting or creating your own ideas.
New on 'Info' this week: Archaeology, Comment, Environment, Funny Old World, Interest, Natural World, Research & Development, Space & Astro, World Images, World News,World War 2, NEW PAGE - Funny Old World
New on '2008' this week: China News, Comment, Funny Old World, Red Dragon, Research & Development, World War 2, Zoom~in, NEW PAGE - Chinglish
Recent additions: New or revised pages on both websites: 'COMMENT' replaces 'Viewpoint', Exploring Britain, English Literature. Examinations Coming Up: Info on UNESCO, and a SPECIAL FEATURE: 'Growing up in the Chinese Countryside'.
Early Summer Update: This week see the official beginning of Summer, although in the UK, at least, the weather remains sunny and bright, but colder than usual for this time of the year.
Over the past weeks, we have mentioned the importance of reviewing our circumstances and options for future development. A considerable amount of progress has been made both at home in the UK and China. We hope to be able to make announcements in the next fortnight.
We continue to appeal for support for our projects to be finalised and tested during June - August, ready for implementation from September, 2010. For information please e-mail: enjoyingenglishinfo@yahoo.com
Kind regards
Alan Cooper & Wang Bo.
Directors.
07.05.2010.
New this week on 'Info': Environment, Job Applications, London, Natural World, Research & Development, World News
LONDON is a new page of 'Info' containing new and updated information and features - under construction On '2008': China News, Student Life, Research & Development
Late Spring Update: Last week we mentioned the importance of reviewing our circumstances and options for future development.
It is disappointing that we have been unable to secure a sponsor or invitation to develop proposals, which we believe, would significantly improve opportunities for students in the countryside and less developed urban areas.
We have to make preparations for possible development later in the year. There is a limit on the number of man hours we are able to devote to proposed projects, which may or may not be implemented. Similarly, financial implications have to be taken into consideration.
We are appealing for support for our projects to be finalised and tested during June - August, ready for implementation from September, 2010.
We feel that to cancel the proposals at this late stage would do a dis-service to the students we are trying to help, although our websites and support services already in existence, will continue.
