Eurotalk

EuroTalk is an educational publisher based in London, known primarily for its interactive language learning software. The company was established in 1991 by the company directors, Richard Howeson and Andrew Ashe. In 2016, EuroTalk rebranded as uTalk, and launched a new multi-platform app, also called uTalk.[1]

Language learning

uTalk's language software was originally available on CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and later as a USB and download. The company's range includes 130+ languages or dialects, including lesser-known languages such as Kinyarwanda, Chibemba, Greenlandic, Oromo and Cockney.[2]

uTalk is distinctive among language self-study programs, in teaching most of the target languages with a choice of 130+ help languages, so the programs can be used all over the world.[3]

The company's products are sold worldwide through their website and a network of experienced distributors; 70% of their revenue comes from outside the UK. Their content is also sold under the Instant Immersion brand in the US.

uTalk has won The Queen's Award for Innovation.[4]

Junior Language Challenge

uTalk hosts an annual competition for children under 11 across Britain called the Junior Language Challenge. The goal of the competition is to encourage children to start learning languages at a young age. It also raises money for the company's sister charity, onebillion, funding educational resources in Malawi. 2016 champion Ritisha Baidyaray[5] won a family holiday to Africa and will be visiting Malawi this summer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "uTalk: Learn any Language".
  2. ↑ "Evening Standard, 21 July 2016: uTalk app will teach you Cockney rhyming slang, one phrase at a time".
  3. ↑ "Review of EuroTalk". Lang1234. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Interview of EuroTalk's Chairman by the BBC".
  5. ↑ "Swahili challenge sees Ritisha crowned champion".


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