In an increasingly competitive educational environment, teaching English (ESL) in elementary, middle, and high schools faces key challenges: the heterogeneity of levels within the classroom, the limitation of teaching time to personalize feedback, and the urgent need to increase effective exposure to the language. In the face of these difficulties, educational digitization and artificial intelligence (AI) are strategic allies in transforming the learning experience. It is in this scenario that Dexway Zone emerges as an innovative and practical digital extension, designed to complement the textbook and enhance students’ language skills with the help of intelligent technologies.
Why reinforce English learning in the classroom?
The data leaves no room for doubt: there is significant room for improvement in English language learning in primary and secondary schools. According to Eurostat (2023), 70% of students finish secondary school without reaching a functional level in English. This limits their academic and professional opportunities for the future. This is closely linked to the findings of the 2022 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which pointed out that only 30% of school time is devoted to language practice, indicating a clear deficit in the development of competent oral and written English skills.
It is clear that measures are needed to change this situation. Given the limited time available in the classroom, external agents that can make a difference, such as new educational technologies (edtech), must be incorporated. With digital tools, this problem, which is widespread in most public and private educational centers, can be reversed. To this end, we have developed Dexway Zone, a digital extension for educational centers that complements textbooks and replaces the limited extensions offered by publishers.
What is Dexway Zone?
Dexway Zone is the new interactive digital extension that integrates seamlessly with English textbooks for primary and secondary school levels. Dexway Zone offers a comprehensive syllabus covering grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension. What’s more, it has a unique feature: AI-powered speaking and writing tasks, which give students the opportunity to practice independently in a flexible and pressure-free way.
This innovative complementary extension is divided into three lines:
- Dexway Zone for Children (primary school, 1 course of 30 hours)
- Dexway Zone Beginner (primary school, 4 courses of 40 hours)
- Dexway Zone Intermediate (secondary school, 6 courses of 100 hours)
The Zone Intermediate courses, designed for secondary school students, focus on sustainable development goals (SDGs) and Focus On lessons, which involve intensive practice based on the course objectives.
In addition, all courses feature the Dexway intelligent tutoring system, which accompanies students throughout the course, is available 24 hours a day, and instantly answers their questions with text or voice in real time, without having to wait for the tutor in class. This allows them to progress at their own pace.
Proven benefits of digitization and AI in language teaching
In the short time that artificial intelligence has been used in the education system, results are already visible. And very good ones. A Deloitte report (2024) on this topic pointed out that this technology can reduce the time teachers spend correcting assignments by up to 40%. In terms of student engagement, these types of platforms increase participation and practice time, which promotes language proficiency, the initial problem.
The experience of centers that already use Dexway Zone
Although it is still expanding, several educational centers have already integrated Dexway Zone as part of our initial pilot program and are beginning to report positive results. We have reported this in our latest published e-book, in which we review the success story of a charter school in Madrid with students from kindergarten to high school, where this year the most advanced Dexway Zone courses have been implemented for first and second year high school students.
In the first few months, teachers have reported an increase in the percentage of oral participation in class, as well as the level of their interventions. Students are using AI-assessed speaking tasks at their own pace, as well as AI-supervised conversation groups. At this age, these conversation groups, in which students of the same level can meet to practice their conversation skills through an interface that allows text and voice messages (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), help them gain confidence and motivate them.
How to implement Dexway Zone in your school
Implementing Dexway Zone in your school helps to complement the textbook with a truly interactive and dynamic e-learning extension, which includes advanced AI tools such as a virtual AI tutor, AI dictionary, AI assessment, and AI-supervised conversation groups.
With Dexway Zone, the teacher dashboard allows for comprehensive monitoring of individual and group progress, making it easier to provide reinforcement in the classroom and practice the areas where most students are struggling.
This digital solution is a decisive step towards modernizing the way English is taught in your classroom: greater flexibility, intelligent use of AI, correction downloads for teachers, and increased oral practice for students.
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