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News and ideas from Smrt English.
Product updates, teaching strategies and stories from the schools we work with.
Welcome to the 2026 school year: a message from our team
As classes begin, members of the Smrt English team in Canada recorded a short video welcoming teachers and administrators in Mexico to the new school year.
3 September 2026
Preparing for an English exam is not the same as reviewing English
Students can have the level and still struggle on test day. Four habits that separate real exam preparation from a general English review.
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Choosing the right English exam for your graduates
iTEP, ELASH II, the Oxford Test of English, TOEFL ITP or IELTS? A look at what each exam asks of students, and how to choose between them.
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English courses built for Mexico's technological universities
We built a new series of English courses from the technological universities' own study programs, for both the BIS option and the Traditional track.
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Every grade in one place: recording oral exams, presentations and paper tests
Teachers can now record scores for work done outside Smrt, like paper tests, oral exams and presentations, right alongside platform results. Here is how.
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Curriculum built around your institution
For larger programs, when an off-the-shelf course only gets you part of the way, our curriculum team can build courses around your syllabus, your students and your outcomes.
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Preparing Mexican students for College Board ELASH II
Our ELASH II course is built for students in Mexico, with workplace and industry scenarios and focused work on the items students most often get wrong.
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Three new exam prep courses: Oxford Test of English, ELASH II and CELPIP
Three new teacher-led courses prepare students for the Oxford Test of English, College Board ELASH II and CELPIP General, each with practice exams that mirror the real test.
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Inside our Oxford Test of English preparation course
A closer look at how our Oxford Test of English course takes students through all four modules, from first contact with the exam to full module mocks.
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Smrt Idiomas Mexico works with schools and universities from Sonora to Quintana Roo, in Spanish, on your term dates.
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Smrt Idiomas Brazil supports schools, universities and city programs across the country, in Portuguese.
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A Canadian company, with a team in Colombia.
Our Colombian team works with schools and institutes across the country, in Spanish.
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A Canadian company, with a team in India.
Smrt India works with schools, institutes and universities across the country.
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Our team in Turkey works with language schools and universities, in Turkish.
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