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标题：REVIEW OF OPEN ENGLISH
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作者：Paula Winke
期刊名称：Journal of Language Learning Technologies
电子版ISSN：1094-3501
出版年度：2014
卷号：18
期号：2
页码：75-84
出版社：Language Learning & Technology
摘要：One of the best things about learning a language online is that you can learn no matter where you are.And this is especially important for busy, fully-employed people who might travel a lot and who arebeyond that time in their lives when on-campus classes, study abroad, or face-to-face meetings with tutorsor language partners are possible and viable options. Open English, a Venezuelan/US-based companyfounded in 2007 (see http://www.openenglish.com/corporate/about/) appears to know that there is realdemand for quality, online English instruction. They sell subscriptions (1,000 USD for an initial 12months, 80 USD per month thereafter) to their online English-language learning system that caters to aburgeoning market of individuals who want to improve their English skills in 10 to 60 minutes a day,whether those minutes are at 5AM in Quito or 11PM in Barcelona.