Commenting on the agreement with the New York Times News Syndicate, which was signed last March and is now well in operation, Christophe Ferrandou, goFLUENT's CEO, says, "This new and ongoing enhancement to our products and services is testament to our commitment to continuing to improve the source materials available to those learning Business English via our blended learning approach."

"Naturally, we want to give our learners a wide range of news and features, especially business-related material that adheres to high production values and the highest standards of reporting", Ferrandou continues.

goFLUENT has recently been named as one of the top online providers of English language-learning materials. The accolade comes as a result of a comparative study by the French "Pour Se Former" website, of ten online English language-materials providers.

The website says of goFLUENT, "In our opinion, this is one of the best offers on the web. The videos and the audio resources are focused on the company sector and current economic environment."

According to the study, goFLUENT's only weak point was that, purely in terms of the online learning, participants can't practise their oral expression or pronunciation. So the telephone courses offered by goFLUENT are helpful in assisting learners to raise their levels of English fluency quickly, as well as help them choose resources that correspond to their learning needs.

Christophe Ferrandou, goFLUENT's CEO, comments, "We're delighted that this independent study found that goFLUENT's materials performed so well compared with those of our competitors."

"Over the last eleven years, we've amassed a great deal of experience, working annually with over 60,000 business executives in more than 5,000 international corporations to make their organisations more efficient and profitable when doing business globally and when managing intercultural situations."

Describing goFLUENT's approach, the independent study said, "After taking a test to determine their level, learners can work on many educational resources that are related to the business world. Videos provided by AFP and the New York Times provide a significant foundation of goFLUENT's online learning."

Articles are shown with difficult words highlighted and, as the learner scrolls over them, the definition appears. Afterwards, there are exercises and quizzes that test the learner's comprehension.

Participants can also listen to articles from the Harvard Business Review while the text scrolls on the screen. As is done with the videos, the articles are also accompanied by exercises and a vocabulary list.