Guide to help students use EnglishCentral

1. Student Instruction Guide
Introduction …………
2 The Progress Bar ……
10
Getting Started ……….
3 My English Page ……… 11
Studying …………………
4 Account Page ................. 12
Video Player .................
6 Tips & Tricks ………….. 13

2. 1. Introduction
EnglishCentral makes learning fun!
Simply register and start studying English
with your favorite videos.
Watch | Learn | Speak | Quiz
the video lessons and get points and
feedback. Click on any word to get the
definition and proper pronunciation.
Achieve your class goals each week and make
progress learning English.
Join the video learning revolution!
Dive into an ocean of video lessons

3. 2. Getting Started
1
Register on EnglishCentral
Visit http://www.englishcentral.com/student
Register or Log in (if pre-registered)
2
Upgrade to Academic Premium
If you have an access code, enter the 12 digit
number to upgrade to Academic Premium.
If you don’t have an access code. Continue to the
next step. (many students are upgraded to
Academic Premium after enrollment)
3
Enroll In Your Class
Visit the class page ULR the teacher provided you in
class or by email invitation.
If pre-registered, simply click “My Classes” at the top
of the page. *Students can also register on any class page.

4. 3. Studying
Studying on EnglishCentral is simple and fun. You’ll love it! For each video lesson;
Then take the video quiz to LEARN the vocabulary.
In a class, you’ll see class goals to complete each week or month. Make sure to complete your
goals before the indicated time and get 100%

5. 3. Studying
Students study both individual video lessons and courses. Courses are video lessons
combined into units. Study each unit and finish the quiz for the unit to complete the course.
Compete against classmates to be one of the Top 5 learners on the class page! A new
competition each week. Don’t just study your class video lessons, you also get access to our
Video library of 10,000 video lessons and hundreds of courses!
Every video lesson you complete fully will gain you 100 experience points. It’s an easy way to
Keep track of how much you’ve studied on EnglishCentral.

6. 4. The Video Player
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WATCH Mode
Our patented Video play puts students in control of their learning experience. We personalize
learning and let you study in your own way and pace.
Watch 100% of the video and turn all
lines green.
Click on any words you don’t know
to get the definition and pronunciation.
Clicked words will be added to the quiz.
Turn subtitles on or off in settings.
Repeat and slow down any lines you
want to review.
WATCH = 10 Experience Points.

7. 4. The Video Player
2
LEARN Mode
In Learn mode students practice their listening skills. Listen to the main vocabulary and type in
the correct answer.
Finish typing in all the words and turn all
the lines green.
If you are wrong, we’ll show you the
correct answer and then try again.
Repeat the lines to listen again, if you
didn’t hear the line well.
Use the enter key to go to the next
line.
LEARN = 20 Experience Points.

8. 4. The Video Player
3
SPEAK Mode
We are speech experts and our patented Intellispeech© gives students the best pronunciation
feedback available today. Get instant feedback, compare and more …..
Record all the lines of the video and try
to turn all lines green.
Red = record again, compare your speech
Yellow = not bad but try to get better
Green = well done. Look at your grade
Compare your speech to the original
before re-recording.
Get points for each line recorded. Try to
get as many as possible. You’ll also get
an overall grade.
Indicates improper pause
Tip: Speak all the lines by deselecting focused speak
mode in the settings.
SPEAK = 30 Experience Points.

9. 4. The Video Player
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Vocabulary Quiz
At the end of a video or at the end of a course unit, you’ll be challenged with a quiz of the
featured words. The questions are video examples with context to help you learn.
Complete the quiz by correctly answering
each word question twice (Success).
Pause at any time and return where you
left off.
Answer within the given time limit.
There are 3 types of questions.
Definition, fill in the blank, correct word.
QUIZ = 40 Experience points.
Tip: Words you click in the video will be added to the
quiz. Hover over words to hear their pronunciation.

10. 5. Progress Bar
Finished 64
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Video lesson
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1602 Words T
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54 Words Lea
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pronounciati
help
The progress bar shows how much you’ve done and improved on EnglishCentral. Click on it to
Study vocabulary and get pronounciation courses that will help you. Get detailed information about;
1. Your ranking
2. Your Word study
3. Pronunciation profile

11. 6. My English Page
Your My English page is where you can find all your study history. It is your library of
video lessons and courses you have completed or are working on. We’ll also recommend
courses for you to study. Click “My English” at the top of every page to go there.
http://www.englishcentral.com/myenglish
Green = Completed
Orange = In progress

12. 7. Account Page
Go to your account page by putting your cursor in the top right corner where your profile photo
Is located. Click “Settings”. Your Account Page is where you can:
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Post a profile photo
Reset your name and password
Update personal information
Set Your Vocabulary Level
Upgrade to Premium
Tip: Make sure to click, “Save Changes” after making any account page changes.

13. 8. Tips & Tricks
Use the settings on the video player.
Change the subtitles (CC), Settings, Share, Use Shortcuts
Auto Pause: Stop after every line:
Focused Speak Mode: Only Speak lines with Featured Words
Hidden Challenge: Take away some of the subtitles
Auto Advance: The player automatically goes to the next line when you are recording
Microphone: Go here if you have any problems recording.
Need Help? http://www.englishcentral.com/support

14. 8. Tips & Tricks
Click “Video Details” to get a printable transcript for any video
lesson on a video detail page (not in a course)
In My Words, click on any word to get
video examples of the word. Select clips to
View the examples.
In My Words, restudy all your words by
selecting them and putting them in a quiz. 10
words per quiz.
Select any “sound tile” in pronounciation and get a course that will help you practice this sound