You get what you pay for! (English idiom meaning if you invest in quality you get quality, if you pay little, you get nothing of value!)

Dear Reader,

We were recently asked a very simple, direct and straightforward question, why should I pay for the Abacus web courses when there is so much free stuff on the web?

There are lots of reasons. Here are some of the most obvious ones.

Students will

become more effective communicators in the target language;
score higher in international examinations such as TOEIC, BEC, IELTS, FCE, CAE;

Teachers know that

the courses are based on latest research into learning and language theory;
they are designed by a team of language experts;
they can monitor students progress using the Learning Management tools;
they can create new resources to add to the existing libraries;
Abacus delivers in-service training programmes to enable the teacher to exploit the resources successfully;

Administrators/School Owners can

monitor teacher and student activity using the multilingual Learner Management tools;
customise the language libraries to suit their needs;
localise the resources to suits their requirements;
generate additional income for their organisation;

Companies know that

the language libraries can be integrated into their Learning Management Systems;
staff are more productive;
the company is more competitive;
the company generates more profit;

Abacus assurances

Abacus courses are designed to the highest international technical and pedagogical standards;
All of our courses are recognised by the National Training Agency http://www.fas.ie.

We recommend that you download a document from http://www.abacus-communications.com/downloads/Abacus%20Web%20Evaluation%20Checklist.rtf which will allow you to evaluate the Abacus Let's Do Business resources successfully.

Sincerely,

Stephen Byrne
MA (App Ling), HDip in Ed., Dip RSA TEFLA, MIITD