TORONTO, May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lingo Media Corporation (TSX-V:LM) (OTC:LMDCF) (FSE:LIMA) (“Lingo Media” or the “Company”) a global provider of digital and print-based English Language Learning solutions is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ELL Technologies Ltd. (“ELL”),  has secured a sales contract with a leading Japanese university for its Gale Lingo program, through its distribution partnership with Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.

This is the third sales contract resulting from Lingo Media’s partnership with Gale, which provides Gale the rights to market, distribute and sell ELL Technologies’ Scholar program to the higher education library market under the Gale Lingo brand.

ELL Technologies will provide its Gale Lingo program to Seinan Gakuin University, located in Fukuoka, Japan. With 9 faculties, colleges and research institutes and a population of about 8,500 students, Seinan Gakuin University is consistently ranked as one of the leading privately-funded universities in Western Japan.

“This contract expands our footprint into Japan as we execute on our distribution partnership with Gale and our reach into Asia,” said Gali Bar-Ziv, COO of Lingo Media. “We are looking forward to working with Seinan Gakuin University as we implement Gale Lingo into their university library system.”

About Lingo Media

Lingo Media is a global provider of best-in-class digital and print-based English language learning solutions that are ‘Changing the way the world learns English’.

Developed for learners of English at every level, Lingo Media’s ELL Technologies products combine a vast content library with proprietary technology. ELL Technologies’ intuitive dashboards enable students to track and manage their progress, and allow teachers to organize and interact with students, providing ongoing support. Lingo Media’s Lingo Learning division is a print-based publisher of English language learning programs in China.

Lingo Media’s products and programs are marketed through established sales channels to key education, government and business organizations in Latin America and China and continues to extend its global reach and expand its product offerings.

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