From general English to English for your subject.

Students practise what their courses need, from academic writing to conversations in their field. Staff follow each student’s progress and assessment results.

Discuss your programme
A student at a library desk speaking out loud to her laptop as she practises, an open textbook beside her.
Running your programme

Your goals, carried beyond the classroom.

Courses and assignments follow your course goals, from general English to English for each subject. Students learn in the app, and staff review feedback and progress.

No materials yet? We can create the content with you, based on your goals.

Discuss your programme

Course design

Your course goals set the order.

Units and assignments cover general English, academic writing and English for each subject. They lead on to speaking, writing and vocabulary practice.

Assessment criteria

You set the assessment criteria.

The criteria and weights you set for a course fill in as defaults on new assignments. They can include accurate technical terms and clear explanations.

AI marking, staff review

AI sorts it by criterion. Staff review it.

AI sorts scores and feedback by your criteria. Staff review the results and use them for extra support and the next assignment.

Progress by student

See where each student needs you.

Progress, assignment records and expressions to work on, side by side. Use them to decide who needs more practice or explanation, and on what.

Reports by section

Plan support from each section’s completion.

Assignment completion by section, and how it changes, in one place. Read completion as participation, and plan your next classes and support alongside assessment results.

How students learn

Learn the expressions,
then use them in the field.

Conversations set
by the course

Each conversation follows the scenario and tasks set for the course. Students use the language from class in the situation it was meant for.

Conversation feedback

After speaking and writing,
see what to practise again.

An explanation
for every sentence

Read why each sentence works, and understand the expressions used.

The role-play chat. Under the student’s green bubble, “Does the pain spread anywhere…”, sits an Explanation link.
Another sent sentence, “Are you taking any regular medication…”, with Explanation underneath.

Review the key
phrases they used

Key phrases from the conversation are gathered into one list.

Key Phrases from the role-play summary: “Can you tell me a bit more about…?”, “Does the pain spread anywhere?”, “How would you rate it from 0 to 10?”
Subject vocabulary

Technical terms, learned in context.

Hear every example
and meaning

Picture, example, meaning. Then a quick game.Picture, example and meaning for every word.

The vocabulary card for palpitations: a picture, the example “The patient complains of palpitations at night.” and its meaning, each line with a listen button.
The word game: a 5.2-second timer above a grid of meaning tiles.

Quick checks
on new words

Read the meaning, pick the word.

A quiz asking for the word that means “a feeling that your heart is beating too fast”. palpitations is selected and marked correct.
Academic writing

See the argument and evidence,
criterion by criterion.

Students hand in an essay and get sentence-level marks plus a score and feedback for each criterion. Students see what to revise, and staff review the results.

Sentences to fix,
pointed out

Sentences that need work are marked, so students know where to start.

A student’s argumentative essay with two sentences highlighted, one in red and one in orange.

A score for
each criterion

Scores for thesis, evidence and counter-argument show what to improve.

An assessment score of 86/100 with “Great Job!” Scores by criterion: Thesis & Argument 22/25, Evidence & Sources 17/20, Counter-argument 13/15.
Study routine

Assignments and progress,
checked in the app.

Course assignments at a glance

Due dates and status for every assignment.

The assignment list on the app’s home screen: an essay and a clinical communication module, each with a due date and status.
FAQ

Before you start.

Can we start without our own course materials?

Yes. Tell us who you teach and your course goals, and we can create the content with you. If you already use a textbook or course materials, we can use those too.

Can it run alongside our current courses?

Yes. Courses follow your goals and the pace of your classes. We agree which courses to start with and how assignments will run when we talk.

How is the AI assessment used?

AI prepares scores and feedback against the criteria your university sets. Staff review the results and use them for extra support and the next assignment.

Find the right course for your university.

Tell us who you teach and what your courses aim to achieve. We’ll explore the courses you need, from general English to English for each subject, and how they would run.

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Online enquiries open soon. Until then, email info@avo-lingo.com or call 031-8016-1916.

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