A History of Erican
Erican was founded on the spirit of “If Eric can, so can you.” This seemingly arrogant statement refers to the learning experience of the founder as a teenager.
When Datuk Eric Chong was young, he was brought up in a Chinese-speaking environment. He was an unmotivated student who had no interest in studying in general. As a child, he particularly hated English because he regarded the language as difficult and unnecessary. As a result, he was unable to speak a word of the English language, even as a teenager.
His parents tried one last thing to salvage the boy’s future. His father took a loan and sent him off to Singapore to continue his high school education. Not only was Eric held back for two years, he was the constant subject of mockery and humiliation in class by his Singaporean classmates and even teachers for being unable to speak a word of English.
One day, an angry teacher yelled at him “Which kampung are you from? Why can’t you speak a word of English?” That was the turning point of his life. Though Eric was lazy and unmotivated as a learner, he was patriotic. He was extremely upset that he brought shame to his country. He decided to turn over a new leaf. He vowed to master English within one year.
It took him the first three months to memorize the Oxford dictionary. He became one of the top students in his school and a champion English public speaker within a year. He has never looked back since then.
After completing his tertiary education in the United States, Datuk Eric Chong decided to start a company to help English learners who were struggling with the language. He used his learning experience and told them that “If Eric can, so can you!” Thousands upon thousands of English learners in Malaysia came to Erican to experience the unique learning system and culture that Erican had to offer. Erican soon became one of the largest English learning networks in Malaysia, with a success rate of helping more than 300,000 learners to excel in the language since its inception 30 years ago.
Today, Erican aims to soar higher. It aspires to expand its reach to the rest of the world so the world can benefit from a home-grown language education system which conveys the uniquely Malaysian ‘Boleh’ spirit that Erican is very much a part of.
About Erican
The Erican Education Group was founded in 1990 with the aim of improving the language levels of their students, thus allowing them to communicate more successfully in school, college and most importantly in the workplace. Erican has developed a large number of specialized English programmes over the past few years.
We are proud to be a major partner of Cambridge ESOL, helping to spread recognition of the various ESOL certifications that Cambridge offers. These certifications will assist the students in gaining acceptance into many universities and colleges overseas and even employment in many foreign countries such as Australia, Canada and the U.K.
Today, Erican continues to help its students to improve their English in its network of centres throughout Peninsular Malaysia. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality teaching in cross-cultural communication skills to language learners of all ages in a friendly and caring environment.
Erican provides education in many other areas too, such as pre-school education and training to Malaysian corporations or government agencies.
As each year passes, Erican provides more and more training to Malaysians as and when they need it, in whatever field of education or work they may be involved in.
With each new service or programme developed by the Erican Education Group, it is through our vision that the company makes a difference as Malaysia speeds into the future.
Our Mission Statement
Erican will create a working environment dedicated to excellence, equality and competitiveness. Cooperating with government, industry, other educational institutions and the general community, we will help students to improve their capacity for learning, prepare for their future careers and enhance their quality of life – all through the mastery of languages particularly English.
Our Vision
Our brand vision is to be a top language learning brand by expanding the “If Eric can, so can you” spirit to learners of the English language throughout the world.
Why Choose Erican?
Over 300,000 local and international students have graduated from Erican Language Centre. We welcome students from the Middle-East, Eastern-Europe, Central-Asia, South Korea, China, Japan, and Malaysia to name but a few.
World Class Educators
Erican Language Centre has professional and well qualified teachers who provide world class education to our learners.
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Affordable Tuition Fees
The tuition fees are affordable.
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