Edraak, British Council to develop two new online English language courses

By JT - Feb 16,2016 - Last updated at Feb 16,2016

AMMAN — Edraak, a non-profit pan-Arab open online course platform of the Queen Rania Foundation (QRF), is developing two new courses with the British Council to complete the free online English language learning series, according to a statement released on Tuesday said. QRF CEO Haifa Dia Al Attia and British Council Jordan Director Steve Mcknulty signed the agreement.

The free courses, which target beginner and elementary level Arabic-speaking learners, will build on the content of the first course — “Learn English: Conversational Skills for Beginners” — and will focus on conversational skills that can be applied in both the workplace and everyday contexts, according to the statement.

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