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Image via CrunchBase The Benefits Of English Attack! For Your Learners English Attack! was created to address the problem of insufficient exposure to real English by most English language learners . It does this by providing an entertaining, immersive, autonomous and motivational online learning and practice resource which is complementary to, not in competition with, classroom and course-based lessons.  TEACHER & SCHOOL ADVANTAGES Class time is precious time, and there never seems to be enough of it. In part, that’s because too much class time is taken up by tasks designed to provide initial exposure to input, such as reading a text or viewing a video. English Attack! allows some of this time to be shifted to the time in between classes, in the learner’s own time, at home, in the library, or in the language lab. This allows classroom time to be focused on those tasks requiring interactive, in-person teacher direction or supervision, such group work and ...

by John Merli TV TECHNOLOGY “Pajanimals” is an original short-form musical series produced by the Jim Henson Co. and 4KIDS Entertainment . Content is king this week at the aptly named Content Theater, sponsored by FremantleMedia , with today's schedule playing host to a number of sessions ranging from kid fare to the current global surge in telenovelas to delivering content targeted for consumption beyond traditional TV to a growing array of digital devices and services.  Thursday's lineup looks at a popular filmmaking competition and comedy videos on YouTube . "Content is critical as new media and new technologies are being created," said Daniel Tibbets, senior vice president of digital media at Bunim/Murray Productions in Van Nuys, Calif. Tibbets is a panelist in "Broadcasting Beyond Television," 10 a.m. "Content really is king. As a lot of tech companies create innovative ways for consumers to interact with new media, the question becomes, ...