is a social network and online curriculum for learning conversational English and slang[2] based in Portland, Oregon.

[3] The service is used by more than 1.6 million members, making it one of the largest, most well-established and highest rated[4] online communities of English learners and teachers.

Other countries in which the service is popular include Turkey, Brazil, India, Egypt, the United States, and Taiwan.

[9] Many of the lessons feature celebrities teaching a term or phrase and discussing how they learned English if it is not their first language.

include NBA All-Stars such as Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, Olympic gold medalist figure skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, and musicians Sheryl Crow and Girl Talk.

[7] The website also produces an English lesson soap opera series and reality TV style videos.