EAL/ESOL Overview
What is Languagenut EAL?
Languagenut EAL (English as an Additional Language) supports learners with low literacy and those new to English, providing audio-visual language tools alongside text to help students build confidence both in and outside the classroom.
Designed to reduce the burden on teachers and empower students, Languagenut EAL offers a comprehensive set of resources for vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and speaking practice tailored to learners at different levels.
Key Features
- Open resources supporting vocabulary learning and comprehension
- A fully guided self-study course aligned with Cambridge and CEFR levels
- Access to an English Proficiency Test for students and teachers
- Printable versions of vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, and grammar activities
Supported Home Languages
To better support learners, Languagenut EAL includes visual learning cues and activities with native language support in 44 languages:
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese Kana, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin Hanzi, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Open Resources for Targeted Study
Languagenut EAL understands the time and resource challenges schools face. That’s why the platform includes:
- Vocab Trainer: 13 interactive games covering listening, reading, writing, and speaking
- Exam Skills section: 8,000 full-immersion questions across a wide range of topics
- Phonics, Sentence Building, and Grammar areas
- Almost all activities are auto-marked, easing marking burdens and allowing students to learn at their own pace
Self-Study Course for Structure and Progress Tracking
For learners needing more guidance, the self-study course offers:
- Progress tracking across Cambridge Stages and CEFR levels
- Pre-tests at the start of each section
- Fun, level-appropriate activities
- Revision tests to measure improvement
English Proficiency Testing
- Adaptive English Proficiency Test covering CEFR levels A0 to B2, adjusting to student progress
- Level-specific tests available for more detailed assessment if students or teachers already know their approximate level