Quick Start Guide

for Students

Copyright © Pearson Education (2018). All rights reserved.

Last Updated December 2018

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 Before You Begin
Table of Contents Welcome to the Student Getting Started Guide for
MyEnglishLab. This guide will walk you through the
steps required to successfully use MyEnglishLab. You
Before you begin 2 can also watch our Getting Started Video.
Registration 3
Before you begin, check our system requirements to
Joining Your Teacher’s Course 5
ensure your computer is ready to use MyEnglishLab.
Completing Assignments 6
Note: Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome are the preferred
Checking Your Grades 7
Internet browsers for MyEnglishLab.
Take a Tour 8
Need Help? 13

Things You'll Need:

1. A Student Access Code: You will need a student access code to

register and create an account. If you do not have a student access
code, please contact your local bookstore/Pearson distributor, ​buy
online,​ ​or contact your ​local Pearson Sales Representative​.
2. An Email Address: This email address will be used to receive
registration confirmation and system update notifications.
3. Your Instructor Course ID: The Course ID is provided by your
instructor. If you are working on your own, you will not need this
information.

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 Registration
To gain student access to MyEnglishLab, you must first create an account. To register, you will need a student access code. In this section,
we will walk you through the registration process. You can also watch our How-to Video.

Notes: If you do not have a student access code, please contact your local bookstore/Pearson
distributor, ​buy online,​ ​or contact your ​local Pearson Sales Representative​.

Part 1: Entering Your Access Code Part 2: Creating an Account or Signing In

To register your access code: 5. You can either create a new account
1. Go to www.MyEnglishLab.com or sign-in if you already have a
and click on Student Pearson account.
Registration. A. Click on Create to set up a new
2. Click on Change Language to Pearson account. Go to Part 3 >>
select your preferred language. B. Enter your existing Username and
3. Enter your Access Code and then Password and then click on Sign In.
click on Next. Go to Step 10 >>
4. Confirm you are registering for 6. Review the License Agreement, click
the correct product and then click on "I agree to the license
on Next. agreement" and then click on Next.

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 Registration
Part 3: Entering Your Account Information

7. Enter your Personal Information (Email Address, Full Name, and Institution).
Notes: You can still proceed with the registration if your Institution is not listed.
8. Enter your Account Information.
A. Username must be at least six characters long. We recommend that
you use your email address as an easy way to remember your
username.
B. Password must be between 8 and 32 characters long and have at
least one number.
Notes: Do not include blank spaces, your name, all numbers, or your username.
9. Click on Next.
10. Review your information and then click on Finish.
11. Click on Go to your product. You will be automatically logged into the
MyEnglishLab platform.
Notes: If you are not automatically logged into MyEnglishLab, enter the username and password
you just created.

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 Joining Your
Creating Teacher’s Course
& Customizing a Course
Your teacher will give you a Course ID to join the course. This will allow your teacher to assign activities to you and track your progress.
Watch our How-to Video to learn more.
Notes:
● If you are working on your own (self-study), simply log in and begin working. You
can always join a course later and transfer your practice grades.
● Speaking and Writing activities completed in a self-study or practice mode will
not be graded.
To join your teacher’s course:
1. Go to www.MyEnglishLab.com and click on Student Log In.
Notes: We recommend you bookmark this website.
2. Enter your Username and Password.
3. Click on the Settings tab.
4. Under My Courses, click on Join a Course.
5. Enter your teacher’s Course ID and click Join [B].
Notes: Course ID looks like: v3vh-crcy (or, if your course was created before
December 2018: pprt-vast-tr99-by94).
6. Click on Don’t transfer grades to clear your account data or click on
Transfer grades to transfer your current grades to your new course.
7. Click on Close.
Notes: You can also join a course through the Course tab. Click here to learn more.

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 Completing
Creating &Assignments
Customizing a Course
Assignments are exercises sent by your teacher. The To Do List is a list of your assignments. You can also watch our How-to Video.

Notes: You can do activities as Practice exercises in the Course tab, or as Assignment
exercises in the Assignments tab. Assignments are exercises sent by your teacher.

To complete assignments:

1. Click on the Assignments tab.

2. Locate the assignment and click on Open.
3. Complete the assignment and submit it. You will see your grades in
your gradebook. Your teacher will also see them.

Notes: You can filter assignments by status. In All tab you will see all activities. Click
on Not started [A] to see the activities which have not been opened yet, and on
Started [B] to view which activities must still be submitted.

Notes: If you try to open an activity that has been already assigned to you by your teacher [A],
a pop-up window: Activity assigned will be displayed [B]. To open the assignment click
Continue [D], to skip this activity and complete it later click Cancel [C].

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 Checking Your Grades
Most activities are auto-graded, so you will have immediate access to your grades in the Gradebook tab. However, some activities (for example,
Speaking or Writing) have to be graded by a teacher. They will not appear in the Gradebook until the assignment is graded.
Watch our How-to Video to learn more.

Notes: Speaking and Writing activities completed in self-study or practice mode will not be graded.

To check your grades:

1. Click on the Gradebook tab.

2. Select your course from the Change course drop-down list.

Notes: By default, the system will display the course you have recently selected in the
Course tab.

3. Grades will appear under the Data tab.

4. The default view of the Gradebook is Assignments and Tests.
To view grades for practice activities, select an option from Change
view. You can check one or two boxes in one view.
5. Choose a specific Unit to view its grades.

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 Take a Tour
ASSIGNMENTS
The Assignments tab shows the Assignments and Events which you can easily filter.

1. To Do List - by course: Filters assignments by course.

2. Filter by status: Filters assignments by their status. Click on All to see all activities,
on Not started to see the activities which have not been opened yet, and on
Started to view which activities must still be submitted.
3. Select view: Allows switching between the assignments and events, which are
displayed in a Calendar.
4. Today, This week, This Month, Later: These sections sort the assignments
according to their due date.
5. Access the assigned activities and view the details of each. Next to the course book
icon [B] you can see the title of the exercise, course name, the name of your
instructor, and start date [C]. Additionally, the exact Start and Due dates are
provided [D].
6. Open: Opens an assignment.
Notes: Your progress on activity will be automatically saved every 3 minutes.
7. Resume: Opens an assignment, which has previously been opened.
8. See report: Shows the report with your grades.
9. Try again: Opens again an assignment, which has more than one attempts.
10. View your Activity history.

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 COURSE
The Course tab allows you to view the course content and access practice activities. If your product has eText available, you can access
additional resources from here as well.
1. Product tiles: Display the name and level of the product you are currently using
and the recently used ones.
2. Course picker: Opens the Course Picker, which allows you to switch to another
course. Learn more about switching courses here.
3. Join a course: Click here to enter a Course ID and join a teacher’s course.
4. Add product: Click here to enter an Access Code and add a new product to your
account.
5. eText: An icon appears if your product is bundled with eText. Click on the icon to
open the eText.
6. Contents: Allows you to view sub-section and activities available in the unit.
7. Table of contents: Displays the available units within a course.
8. Open: Allows you to open activities.
9. Assigned: Informs you that the activity is already assigned by a teacher. If you
open an activity that has been already assigned to you by your teacher, a note
Activity assigned [A] will be displayed. To skip this activity and complete it later
click Cancel [B], to open the assignment click Continue [C].

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 GRADEBOOK
The Gradebook tab allows you to access your grades and keep records of your performance.

1. Change course: Allows you to switch to another course. By default, the

system will display the course you have recently selected in the Course
tab.
2. Expand details: Allows you to view additional information, such as the
number of attempts, number of completed activities, and time spent on
activities.
3. Data: Allows you to view your scores and grades.
4. Diagnostics: Shows your progress in different skills and time spent on
tasks.
5. By default you will see your grades from Assignments and Tests. To view
grades from Practice activities, select Practices checkbox.
6. Markers: Allow you to see in which units activities have been completed.
7. Filtering/Sorting: Allows you to filter activities by Last attempt, First
attempt, Average score or Highest score.
8. Export: Allows you to save your grades as a Microsoft Excel file.
9. Help: Directs you to our help site where you can find additional
information on how to use Gradebook.

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 MESSAGES
The Messages tab allows you to communicate with both your teacher and other students in the course.

1. New message: Allows you to send a message to your teachers

and other students in the course.
2. Inbox: Keeps messages you have received from your teacher and
other students.
3. Sent messages: Keeps the messages you sent before.
4. Contact List: The list of all teachers and students you can write to.
Notes: Your teacher may turn of an option of sending messages for
your course.

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 SETTINGS
The Settings tab allows you to manage your account and make changes to personal information.

1. My Courses: Lists all the courses you are currently enrolled in.
2. Personal Profile: Allows you to change your account profile information, including Password, Country of Residence, Time Zone, Native language, Date Format,
Email, Keyboard, etc.
3. Notifications: Allows you to set email preferences about automatic notifications from MyEnglishLab.
4. Join a Course: Allows you to join a teacher’s course.
5. Add product: Allows you to quickly add another product to the account using an access code.

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 Help & Support
If you need Help or Support, please go to
MyEnglishLab
Help & Training

Pearson is committed to providing the best

technical support possible.
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