Private Teacher

Private Teacher is a unique application that functions as a companion, or even a substitute, to working with a real teacher, splitting your English ability into six categories - listening, reading, speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Private Teacher comes equipped with activities aimed at improving each of these skills, which are rated based on their difficulty level. Inside the program is a number called the gScore, which is a numerical representation of your general English ability, and is calculated as a sum of your ability in all of the six skills. Points in skills are attained by completing activities that target statements that describe various facets of English ability, for example "I can give or seek personal opinions in an informal discussion with friends, agreeing and disagreeing politely." These statements and the difficulty level system are based on the Common European Framework of Reference (the CEFR), which divides English ability into 11 levels - A1 being the elementary level, then A1+ being elementary plus, followed by A2, which is pre-intermediate, and so on - all the way up to C2, which is fluency.

Features:

* In built rules for many grammar points - explore the grammar rules interactively!
* Randomisation ensures no two activities are ever the same.
* Activities for Vocabulary, verb knowledge, error correction skills, articles, listening, reading, writing and speaking… and much more!
* Your portfolio logs all performance within completed activities. See your timings, your marks, and the correct and incorrect answers for each question.
* Analysis system gives you an overview of your English performance over time, showing average accuracy, rate of improvement, time estimations to next level, and more.
* Explore Grammar feature contains a growing repository of knowledge about the English language. Contains complete irregular verb lists, complete nationality lists, and thorough explanations of many rules with interactive examples.
* Connect with a real teacher, which you can give them unique insights into your ability and progress. You can flag items which then can be explained or worked on with the teacher. You can complete writing and speaking activities and have them marked, adding to your gScore.

Of course, the program works just fine without any internet connection at all, but at any time you have the confidence knowing that your problems and concerns can be addressed with the help of a real, qualified teacher.

Private Teacher is the focused product of months of development, and years of hands-on experience, from ESL teachers. It is cross platform and open-source with a 2 release version delay. Materials contained within Private Teacher are not subject to attribution rules and can be used freely by both students and teachers, so use and re-use of these materials is encouraged.

Private Teacher is your personal private teacher, at your beck and call 24 hours a day. Its future is bright, with a wide range of features to be added. Trust Private Teacher to treat your English learning journey with the professionalism it deserves.