"more Japanese
are brushing up their English through online classes using smartphones and
tablets, drawn by the convenience and low cost compared with conventional
lessons in a classroom….The spread of lower-cost e-learning is pushing some
brick-and-mortar language schools to cut lesson fees…a survey of big English
school chains by Recruit Lifestyle Co., the going monthly rate for a
once-a-week, 50-minute class with 4-10 students was around 10,000 yen in 2007,
but it now starts at about 4,000 yen."
Source: Ubiquitous English
E-Learning On The Rise
The
Nikkei
Wednesday
May 8th, 2013
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