ESL East Asia is a startup (incorporated May 2020) seeking co-founders and capital for an AI-driven, natural-language ESL platform for people in or from East Asia.
AIMS
EEA helps Chinese students and professionals in the U.S. who feel English language problems reduce their effectiveness in social, academic and career contexts by developing gamified, language learning tools that write curricula based on “player” responses to generate user-tailored, entertaining ESL learning paths. Our first product, HearSay, –– which is in prototype –– uses speech pathology methods and tools to help increase listening effectiveness and to reduce accent.
CURRRENTY
Boutique services to an exclusive clientele in U.S. and East Asia. High-touch instruction that helps families and individuals learn, adapt, and reach their goals in top-tier academic and corporate contexts while living in English-speaking and/or East Asian countries. A WeChat Service Provider.
GAME DEVELOPMENT
"HearSay" is a minimal pairs game targeting auditory discrimination skills. Prototype release: Summer 2023.
SEGMENTS:
Chinese students and professionals in or coming to the U.S. who feel English language problems reduce their effectiveness in social, academic and career context
PRACTICE AREAS:
Adults: ESL hearing, speaking, and writing fluency instruction along with contemporary cultural/social pragmatic communications.
Corporate: ESL coaching, cultural/social pragmatic communications. with special emphasis on business communications — from small talk to speech-making and from texting to book-writing.
Undergraduates and graduate students in China and abroad: ESL fluency instruction and contemporary cultural/social pragmatic communications.
Family: Academic ESL tutoring and support for families with younger children (5-15) who are studying English in East Asia. Also tutoring and support for dual-language families in English-speaking cultures.
esleastasia.com
WeChat: ESL East Asia
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