“Five years from now on the Web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university.”
Class Requirements
– Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft (2010)
The English Course Program is open to all students:
- who have a desire to learn English
- who are self-motivated
- who have completed an online placement test
Computer Requirements
- You need at least a Pentium 4 PC or equivalent Mac computer to take online classes. It should have a high-speed Internet connection, such as a DSL or cable connection, so you can watch the video lectures.
- The computer should have up-to-date versions of the following web browsers:
- It recommended for it to have up-to-date versions of the following software:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Adobe Flash Player
- Java
- Microsoft Office (or the ability to open Office documents in a program such as OpenOffice.org or Office Web Apps through Microsoft)
Computer Skills
To participate successfully in the online class, you should be able to:
- Perform basic word processing.
- Use a web browser to visit websites and print web documents.
- Use email to send and receive messages, reply to messages, cut and paste text between messages, open attachments, and attach files to messages.