TELL ME MORE to be offered to 600,000 Turkish learners
Paris, France- August 31, 2009
Auralog, language learning software pioneer and publisher of the award winning TELL ME MORE® language learning software has partnered with Sebit, Turkey’s leading e-learning and e-education company to deliver language learning solutions to 600,000 students across the country.
Sebit, incorporated and funded by Türk Telekom researches and innovates new ways to employ technology in learning and provides telecom operators with advanced learning content services. With a truly global focus, Sebit has successfully developed solutions throughout USA, China and Malaysia as well as the European Union and Sebit’s solution was earned the “Best Online Instructional Solution” award by the CODiE awards in 2009.
In partnership with Türk Telekom, Sebit’s reknown computer aided education software “Vitamin” provides an interactive platform and content targeted at assisting students in primary and secondary education. Vitamin delivers a suite of content and technology and through the recent partnership with Auralog, the TELL ME MORE language learning solution will be integrated into the suite of offerings and delivered to over 600,000 learners throughout Turkey.
With Turkey in the accession process with the European Union, education and skills are coming under increasing focus and scrutiny. Turkey’s former Education Minister, Huseyin Celik is quoted as saying that “Turkey's young population serves as a tremendous asset, but, that this could change if their education is not adequate.”
With high expectations and anticipation Turkey is making significant investments in their education system. Türk Telekom acquired Sebit and now delivers the Vitamin portal for free to almost 33,000 schools across the country.
With language learning programs supporting English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Dutch, TELL ME MORE was a natural choice to fulfill the needs of Turkish learners at the K-12 level. Course content is built to align with the European Education standards and addresses 10 different skill levels. For over twenty (20) years TELL ME MORE® has been the language learning solution of choice throughout Europe. Focusing on all areas of language learning including the culture and heritage of the language, TELL ME MORE® offers more content and more interactivity than any other solution.
According to the British Council in Turkey “English language skills are very important for employment, and the level achieved in public high schools and universities is not always adequate.” As such many students are motivated and actively seek alternatives to improve their economic futures.
With student populations needing to learn another language both for personal as well as professional growth opportunities TELL ME MORE® Education Online delivers up to 2,000 hours of Social and Professional content. Educational Institutions are able to:
§ Create custom learning paths for their students and classes
§ Ensure perfect pronunciation and unlimited speech practice with advanced speech recognition technology and 3-D pronunciation animations
§ Provide an engaging learning environment with over 35 different forms of student activity
§ Give students access to language learning 24/7
The European Union is keenly aware of the importance of second language skills. In a recent EU commissioned study commissioned it is estimated that European Union businesses lose contracts worth on average €10 billion (euro) annually due to lack of language skills.
About Sebit: Sebit provides curriculum-based content solutions in math and science for students and educators. The Sebit team has worldwide experience of more than two decades in developing e-learning solutions by combining research-based pedagogy with state-of-the-art visualization and interaction. SEBİT is based in a technology rich area within Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey with a staff of over 180 people; over 150 of which is in R&D.
Sebit’s US office is located in Skysong Innovation Center of Arizona State University. In US, Sebit, enhances math and science instruction for teachers and students in the middle grades through Adaptive Curriculum. Aligned to national and state standards, Adaptive Curriculum offers an online library of high-quality, interactive Math and Science Activity Objects. Visually engaging, individualized lessons effectively teach students with a variety of learning styles and abilities, through three-dimensional simulations, experiments, games, and problem-solving activities designed to improve knowledge and critical thinking skills in math and science. Sebit, LLC is partnering with Technology Based Learning and Research, an independent research development entity at Arizona State University, for help with content expertise, curriculum alignment and professional development.
Auralog, a world leader in language learning software and publisher of the award-winning TELL ME MORE®. Auralog incorporates over 20 years of language empowerment experience and advanced technologies including speech recognition, video, role play and spoken language tracking into the TELL ME MORE® suite of language learning software programs. With offices in Phoenix, Arizona, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and China, Auralog has more than 350 employees and provides services globally to more than 10,000 organizations and over 5 million learners. Users of TELL ME MORE® include primary, secondary, higher and adult education institutions, home school, libraries, individual consumers, and businesses of all sizes. www.tellmemore.com.