The service provides free resources and activities for teachers and students, primarily through its website.
It has won numerous awards, including two Eltons [1] from the British Council and an English Speaking Union award for innovation in English language teaching.
BBC World Service began broadcasting English language teaching programmes in 1943[4] 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.
[5] In August 2007, BBC Learning English announced a partnership with Xinjiang's Tianshannet.