The advantages of learning English online

Since the Covid-19 pandemic struck, students from all over Indonesia have signed up for onlinelessons with IELC. And one of the main questions we get from prospective online students is “which is better…learning English onlineor faceto face?”.

In this article,

we list some of the benefits of learning English online:

1. Save time and energy

No longer do you have to worry about getting stuck in traffic while taking your kids to their English lessons. With online learning, your child can take their English lessons anywhere and anytime!

They don’t need to travel to a language institute or a teachers’ house. And you might be able to save 1-2 hours of traveling time, which is great news for kids and their busy parents.

Kids can spend the saved time developing their passions. And parents can spend the time on other important things, like taking a nice hot bath, or eating more ice cream. And this boosts happiness!

2. Interact from anywhere

Online lessons can be taken from anywhere! You can even be in another city or country.

Your kids can take online lessons from the comfort of home on their laptops or tablets. They can even take them from a café while you are having a coffee!

If you are a dynamic person who needs to travel around a lot, you may not have the time to visit a language-learning center so this is definitely a great option.

All you need is a mobile phone, tablet or laptop and you’re ready to go!

3. Gain 21st Century Skills

The world has changed!

And probably the most important skill our kids need to succeed in their futures is how to communicate in English via digital technology.

There’s no doubt that the future will require interacting with other people online from different cities and countries online.

Often in times of crisis, new opportunities emerge. The pandemic has unwittingly brought new opportunities to learn online and interact with students all over the world.

In the process of doing this, our kids are gaining fluency in the two most important skills required to navigate the 21st century: English and digital technology.

4. Upgrade your Communication Skills

With online learning, no doubt your children will learn a few computer and internet tricks as they have to be proficient in some digital learning tools to thrive in their studies.

All these new skills will be useful for them in the future as nearly every job now requires some degree of computer literacy. Who knows, your child might be the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk!

5. Boost your Confidence

Taking lessons online is very different from taking lessons in a face-to-face setting.

When communicating with people face-to-face, kids can use body language to help communicate. For example, they can use eye contact to show exactly which person they are talking to in a group of people.

However, when interacting in a group online, they are looking at everyone on screen at the same time. This forces them to use more specific language techniques with other students, for example by calling out names. So, taking online lessons actually forces them to discover new ways of communicating with clarity. And this boosts our kids’ communication skills!

6. Keep Moving Forward

Many students are too shy to participate in discussions or answer questions in face-to-face classes, but with online learning, they can join discussions and share their thoughts with the chat function!

Introverted students often feel more comfortable studying from home, as the environment is quieter and more low key.

So, the shift to online learning might be a blessing in disguise for our introverted children!

At IELC, we teach English the right way

Our goal is to get you speaking in English with fluency and confidence as fast as possible. We want to give you the skills you need to fulfil your potential!

Our experienced teachers will guide you along every step of the learning process to ensure that you are not wasting your time, money, and energy on useless language exercises & wrong methods.