Richard McHugh

Richard has been involved in the English language industry since 2002. He has held many roles from teacher, to academic manager and school director. He is Director of Sales EMEA for Reallyenglish. He holds a PGCE in Designing and Implementing Open, Online and Distance Learning Programmes, and a Master’s in Education from the Open University.

Recent Posts

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New English for Hospitality? Yes, we’re excited too! (Sneak peek inside!)

By Richard McHugh on 04-Feb-2022 11:50:36

Reallyenglish announces its brand-new English for Hospitality course! Here is a quick FAQ Tour to let you know what it is all about.

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Most Learners use our App to access their courses – Here’s why.

By Richard McHugh on 31-Jan-2022 11:05:51

The smartphone is now by far the most popular place for learners to access their courses. Learners do this through our App – Learn English Now. There are two fundamental shifts that explain this. First, demographics are changing. There is a shift from the majority of users being digital migrants to digital natives. Second is smartphone accessibility. There is a remarkable statistic that 84% of the World’s population or 6.6 billion people own a smartphone. These two factors make our App the obvious choice for learners to access their courses. This means that it has got to be good! Let’s look at some of the benefits of the Learn English Now App.

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10 reasons why you should choose digital learning solutions

By Richard McHugh on 21-Jan-2022 16:33:48

Digital Learning is in a growth phase. The pandemic accelerated this due to lockdowns. Learners were unable to attend physical face to face classrooms. So, educational institutions looked for solutions that allowed them to deliver content online.

But now there is hope of a return to normality. So, what reasons do trainers and educators have for the continued use of digital learning? Especially if they are all back teaching and learning face to face?

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Digital learning just became even more powerful, here's why

By Richard McHugh on 13-Jan-2022 10:15:14

One problem for digital English language courses is they do not save learner work. This is most true for those courses that cover productive skills of speaking and writing.

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Key Questions To Ask When Choosing Digital Learning Content

By Richard McHugh on 11-Oct-2021 10:22:00

Introduction

When choosing digital learning products, you want to avoid the hype, and make sure the dog is firmly wagging the tail. In order to do this, you might consider some of these questions to help you decide what the best fit is for your school, institution or company.

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Cutting through the noise! Choosing digital English language learning solutions for your learners.

By Richard McHugh on 09-Oct-2020 11:30:42

When it comes to choosing digital learning content, owners, managers, and educators face a lot of challenges and questions. Some at the top of the list are Will my learners use it? Is this going to replace me? Does it have all (or even most of!) the features I need? Will it work? Finding answers to these questions is challenging enough on its own, but that challenge is exacerbated by the cacophony created when twenty different providers clamor to be heard while they extoll their product’s virtues. That’s a tremendous amount of noise!

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