English Club TV
Encyclopedia
English Club TV is a TV channel for those who study English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. The channel’s content consists of documentaries, feature films, cartoons and music videos, which are adapted for learning English. The program schedule is divided into several blocks that correspond to different levels and age groups. The hosts of all programs are native speakers. The basis of the channel’s program policy is the communicative method of learning a foreign language
Foreign language
A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her...

. It is a method which allows learners to easily and effectively master pronunciation and grammar and helps viewers immerse themselves into the language environment and overcome the language barrier
Language barrier
Language barrier is a figurative phrase used primarily to indicate the difficulties faced when people who have no language in common attempt to communicate with each other...

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Communicative method

The communicative method
Communicative language teaching
Communicative language teaching is an approach to the teaching of second and foreign languages that emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language...

 of learning a foreign language appeared in the 1960s.
Teachers using this method teach without the students’ native language.
Classes where the communicative method is used are conducted with a native-speaking teacher. This balances all aspects of the language. A teacher can easily explain how to use certain words and expressions correctly.
Language instruction uses both verbal and nonverbal means of communication (facial expressions, gestures, movements etc.)



Programs
  • Movie Club
  • Say It Right+
  • Speak Up
  • Music Time
  • English 911
  • Funny Words
  • Funny Quiz
  • Mojo Morning
  • Flash Facts
  • Light Box
  • Fairy Tales
  • Tall Tales
  • ECTV Extrеmе
  • World News
  • Weather Forecast
  • Word Express
  • Encyclopedia
  • Full Contact
  • Fate of the Great
  • Fairy Travelling
  • Music Club
  • Secrets of English
  • Rest and Relax
  • Best of the Best
  • Business Words



TV Series
  • Ultimate Gadgets
  • Movies, Movies, Movies
  • Tech Head
  • Fashion Memoir
  • Starstruck
  • The Lost World
  • Biographical Films



Broadcasting



Satellite broadcasting is from the Astra 4A
Astra 4A
Astra 4A is one of the Astracommunications satellite owned and operated by SES at the Astra 5°E orbital slot providing digital television and radio broadcasts, data, and interactive services to Nordic countries, eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa in the 11.70 GHz-12.75 GHz range of the...

 satellite.

Transponder - B19

Frequency - 12073 MHz

Polarization - horizontal (H)

Symbol rate - 27.5 Msymb/s

FEC - ¾



The channel is available in different countries

The channel is broadcasted by more than 250 cable operators in CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...

 and Baltic countries
Baltic countries
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...

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Russia – VimpelCom, Stream, Synterra Media, Rostelecom
Ukraine – Volia Cable, CDC
Belarus – MTIS
Georgia – Super TV
Moldova - Sun TV



History



In August 2008, English Club TV started broadcasting from the Sirius 4 satellite. At the beginning of 2011, the channel’s audience had reached about 10 million people.



References
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