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BBC Learning English
is a department of the
BBC World Service
devoted to
English language
teaching.
The service provides free resources and activities for
teachers
and
students
, primarily through its website. It also produces radio programmes which air on some of the BBC World Service's language services and partner stations. It has won numerous awards, including two
Eltons
from the
British Council
and an
English Speaking Union
award for innovation in English language teaching.
The department was established in 1943.
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Since then, it has changed names multiple times,
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appearing as "English by Radio" (or ExR), "English by Radio and Television" and "BBC English", before arriving at "BBC Learning English". BBC World Service began broadcasting English language teaching programmes in 1945
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citation needed
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for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners, for adult and children. There were number of series for teaching language comprehension with a help of song lyrics, such as
Pop Words
. It was usual for the major broadcasters in the 1950s to have a programme teaching the language of the country the broadcaster served.
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In August 2007, BBC Learning English announced a partnership with
Xinjiang
's
Tianshannet
.
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