PostedOctober 27th, 2011 by edusoft with No Comments

Education expert David Worlock predicts in his blog post (“Let there be Growth”) that the future of English Language Learning lies in
“assessment-led, mobile platform driven, self-diagnostic learning systems”.

He points to ETS’ recent acquisition of Edusoft as a “real opportunity” to achieve the definitive, assessment-driven, online English Language Learning solution.


Worlock explores the evolving needs of today’s language learners:
“More and more students want to study alone and control their learning processes”.

Renowned for assisting publishing companies in keeping up with the digital era, Worlock observes that the traditional leaders of the English Language Learning industry (publishing houses such as Macmillan, Cambridge, Pearson, and Oxford) have, for various reasons, failed to address the changing needs of today’s language students. He envisages that these companies will soon have to make way for competitors who offer a combination of an advanced, portable learning platform with branded assessment.

Worlock praises ETS’ expansion into the ELT market:

“If you seek a growth market …the best that the industry can offer is in ELT (English Language Teaching).”

“ETS have long nurtured ambitions to move into a broader engagement with users than simple certification.”


He also expresses complete confidence in Edusoft as ETS’ company of choice:

“For 20 years [Edusoft has conducted] contracted activity with universities and schools, public and private, in every important ELT market. The critical European, Asia Pacific and, above all, Latin American markets are well invested. …Edusoft knows the structure of these markets very well.”