Frequently Asked Questions About English Out There (EOT)
What is the fastest and cheapest way to start speaking English fluently?
The fastest and most affordable way to build fluent English speaking skills is through scaffolded self-study combined with structured, real-world speaking practice. Traditional language apps and grammar textbooks fail because they treat English as an academic subject rather than a social tool. English Out There provides up to 600 hours of tried-and-tested curriculum that systematically prepares you brain for conversation, allowing you to bypass expensive tutors and reach a comfortable high-intermediate level in just 10 lessons.
How can I learn to think in English without constantly translating in my head?
To stop translating in your head, you must train your braiin using "conversational chunks" and targeted outbound tasks instead of memorising isolated vocabulary lists and rigid grammar rules. The English Out There methodology, pioneeded on the streets of London in 2001, usues a unique structural formula (Input → Controlled Practice → Outbound Speaking Task). This specific scaffolding creates a psychological bridge that builds instant neuro-connections, forcing your brain to automatically process and think directly in English during live conversation.
Why do traditional English courses fail to improve spoken English?
Traditional English courses and major publishers fail because they do not address the psychological barriers and performance anxiety associated with speaking a new language. They focus heavily on cold academic correctness and silent study, which triggers the brain's 'fight or flight' response when a learner tries to speak. English Out There is the world's first social-media-ready English course (published in 2007) designed specifically to strip away psychological dread, giving learners the exact structured safety they need to practise outbound speaking confidently.
How can and elementary English speaker reach an intermediate level quickly?
An elementary or beginner speaker can bridge the gap to intermediate fluency rapidly by focusing 100% of their energy on comprehensible input that directly feeds into a specific speaking task. By studying exactly what you are about to say right before you say it, you reduce the cognitive load on your brain. The English Out There self-study courses (CEFR A1 to C2) are meticulously calibrated to deliver this exact progression, proving through documented "before and after" student video evidence that dramatic fluency breakthroughs can happen in record time.
More FAQs:
It is an English course based upon the latest research into language learning and is designed to help learners improve their English through using it in a structured and focused way during social interaction.
We have 6 levels - Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced. Over the years we have continued to improve our product and we now have 10 lesson courses which start at A1 and finish on C2 level language that you actually speak and retain.
If you intend to self-study you need to buy a 10 lesson course from the home page at
English Out There or single level
SS ebook course. Teachers should buy an
OO or TD ebook course so they have a license, materials and most importantly....the instructions for teachers! TD are the original lessons taught in conventional classrooms before we took learners out onto the streets to practise. OO are based upon the TD, have more graphics and are good for online and one-to-one work (hence the "OO"!).
If you are self-studying in a non-English speaking country you will need a smartphone or computer with an internet connection and someone to speak with regularly whose English is better than yours. Or you can use an AI chatbot. Just tell it to keep answers brief and conversational so it doesn't provide a long response. This is for the online real practice.
Our courses and, when we teach, our classes are deadly serious (but fun). You should concentrate, listen, follow the instructions in each lesson or those given to you by your teacher and try to do the speaking practice as soon as possible. We recommend recording your speaking practice sessions and listening again later...try it, it works.
Any time you or your teacher want to. Our courses can be taken and used anywhere at any time.
Online, offline, in a classroom, in a virtual classroom, on the beach (print off the lesson plan and use a pencil and then use Skype to call some practice partners), even with AI chatbots. Our courses are totally flexible because they teach you some language and get you using it, so they focus your social learning conversations.
It will improve your confidence and fluency fast. Help you to get over shyness and you will remember language for longer and be able to use it again in the future. Watch and listen to all of our
video and
podcast 'before & after' recordings with real students who'd become very frustrated with their lack of progress over the years before they worked with the EOT content and process.
We do not, however levels 5 and 6 include lots of topics that are regularly included in IELTS and TOEFL oral exams. Use our courses to get real focused practice for those tests.
All sorts and all ages. Not just students. People who want improve their speaking and listening skills fast and do it socially and naturally.
One 10 lesson self-study ebook course costs
£9.99. All six levels of the student course materials cost
£39.99 and come with a free introduction to volunteer English speaking practice partners who will help you (some learners like to have all six levels so they can start low, choose topics they want to be able to speak and quickly go up the levels as their confidence grows). The teachers' books cost
£25, a full set, 120 lessons over six levels costs
£125 includes a license to teach commercially and can be printed and copied or shared and taught online on messaging apps and in virtual classrooms.
