8D World Releases Wiz Kid English Curriculum for Offline Training Schools
Wiz Kid English Tightly Integrates with Wiz World Online to Deliver an “All Climate” Learning Environment
Shanghai, China/Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, June 23, 2010 – 8D World, the creator of Wiz World Online the world’s first immersive virtual world focused on teaching English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL), today announced that it has released Wiz Kid English curriculum specifically designed for offline training schools. By offering Wiz Kid English and Wiz World Online, offline English training schools are able to provide an “all-climate” learning environment to their students.
Wiz Kid English includes multi-stage EFL textbooks, student exercise books, and teacher guides, among other printed and multi-media materials. Wiz Kid English’s curriculum is produced by a group of world class EFL curriculum writers and the learning content is directly linked to Wiz World Online.
“The integrated offline and online education approach enables English training schools to deliver higher quality education to their students,” said Alex Wang, CEO of 8D World. “By taking Wiz Kid English classes at school and using Wiz World Online at home, students will receive both face-to-face instructions and individualized online practices, getting the best of both worlds”
“As a companion kit to Wiz World Online, Wiz Kid English provides an additional and yet alternative resource to help our children learn English with fun. Wiz Kid English is a comprehensive EFL course that maximizes opportunities in the classroom for students to use English, in particular, English speaking, facilitated by best practices in teaching methodology,” said Dr. Jun Liu, Professor and Head of English Department at University of Arizona, a former TESOL president. “Considering the age level of the learners, this curriculum carefully selects vocabulary and grammar emphasized in the EFL teaching standards and is coupled with interactive and age-appropriate activities and tasks to engage students in learning and using English.”
A growing number of offline training schools in China are opening Wiz Kid English classes and offering Wiz World Online to students for further practice at home.
About 8D World
8D World is the author of Wiz Kid English (www.wizkidenglish.com) curriculum and the creator of Wiz World Online (www.wizworldonline.com). Wiz World Online is the world’s first virtual world dedicated for global English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners to improve their communicative English in a highly motivating environment. 8D World’s team includes top English educators, award winning speech technology experts and world renowned multiplayer game designers. 8D World’s management team has proven track records of successfully starting and growing global multimedia and software companies. 8D World is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA and has its Asia head office in Shanghai, China. To learn more, visit www.8dworld.com.
