LISTEN. LEARN. SPEAK. ENJOY.

Our Products Language Learning Videos for independent learning and tailor-made intensive courses for those who need to learn or improve fast. Country Consultations to find out more about a target country.

Our 3e Method has evolved over twenty years and helped many international companies and individuals in a dozen countries.

Our Languages English and Business English, German and Swedish in 2025. Spanish, French and Italian by 2026.

FREE Consultations are available to anyone interested in our courses. We analyse your skills, discuss goals and suggest schedules for you.

User-friendly easy to find the products, easy to book, easy to contact us and easy to pay

We are not an app, not a school, not a library, not a translation service nor a multi-million dollar company who is difficult to reach

The Story behind 3e

HBInternational in Vienna, Austria, was established in 1992 by 3e's founder, Hilary Eckerson, as an onsite training service for companies in and around Vienna, Austria.  HBI offered Business English courses in the form of weekly classes and weekend seminars to companies such as GSK (Glaxo Pharmaceuticals at the time), Chalupa (who work with Sotheby's in London), Gillette and Philips iR3.

Early in her career Hilary gained considerable experience in the field of management consultancy, working as training manager for North, Central and Southern Europe, where she delivered courses and presentations in English. She later went on to become International Dental Market Manager for Kodak Specialty Imaging, where she provided product training for dental dealers worldwide in several languages.  

Hilary is multilingual; she has a Masters degree in Languages and Social Sciences and holds qualifications in Operations, Customer Service and SAP R2.  She is TEFL certified for online, business and grammar and is a B1-B2 oral examiner for the Cambridge Certificate in English.  Hilary has now been teaching languages for over twenty years in total, throughout Europe and in the US.  She has taught English in Austria, Germany, UK and Sweden and in addition, has taught Spanish, French and German in the US at high school in Virginia and Swedish in Germany. Clients include Bosch, APM Terminals (Maersk), Stahl Chemicals, Roto Frank, Manz and a subsidiary of EnBw.  See ‘Testimonials’ for the full list.

Whether you want to start or improve a language for fun or work, we can help you to realise your potential.  Get in touch with us for a FREE consultation so that we can discuss your goals and decide on the course that would work best for you. 

What they’re saying

Companies the owner has worked for or with:

GERMANY

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stahl Chemicals Germany GmbH

Roto Frank AG

Manz AG

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) – German Aerospace Center

Kodak Dental Imaging GmbH (now Carestream Dental Germany GmbH)

KERN AG

Fokus Sprachen & Seminare GmbH, Amann Girrbach AG (note: HQ is in Austria, but operates in Germany too)

Dentsply Sirona Deutschland GmbH

Daido Metal Europe GmbH

SWEDEN

SJ AB (= Swedish State Rail)

Skanska Sverige AB

AUSTRIA

Gillette (now Procter & Gamble Austria GmbH)

Philips iR3 (Philips Austria GmbH)

Glaxo Pharmazeutika (GlaxoSmithkline Pharma GmbH)

Ferdinand Richter GmbH

Berlitz Austria GmbH

Chalupa Immobilien Services GmbH (Chalupa Real Estate)

UNITED KINGDOM

Cummins UK

The Co-operative Bank plc

British Aerospace plc (now part of BAE Systems plc)

UNITED STATES

APM Terminals (a subsidiary of A.P. Moller – Maersk Group)

Virginia State Board of Education

Progeny Inc. (acquired by Midmark Corporation)

SPAIN

Telefónica de España, S.A.U.

Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre – Real Casa de la Moneda (FNMT-RCM/Royal Mint of Spain)

Cementos Turia, S.A.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 3e stands for our method: Examples, Explanation and Exercise. Every LLV is made up of these three components. First you see/hear where the topic is used, then how it is created (grammar rules) and then you practise how to use it yourself.

  • Use the Contact Us form at the bottom of each page or write to us at info@3elanguageservices.com

  • Once you purchase access to a level (A1, A2, B1 or B2 at €15 a level, or €25 for two levels or €50 for all four levels), you click on the first video and you can start listening. Don’t forget to click on CC (Close Captioning) to see the words being spoken, in case you would like to makes notes.

  • Hilary Eckerson is the owner of 3e Language Services. It is currently (2025) a subsidiary of Prairie Homes AB, registered in Sweden.

  • There are 55 videos in total. If feedback points to a need for additional grammar points to be explained, 3e might add videos in the future.

  • Intensive Language Courses are tailor-made to suit an individual or company (group). They are 1, 2, 3 or 4 days long and can be booked during s FREE consultation session in line with a trainer’s availability.

  • We offer a FREE 30-minute consultation to people who want to find out more about a country. We can help you to plan a holiday or trip, for example. If you are moving there, we can do research for you with regard to taxes, residence permits or citizenship requests. We cannot do the process for you but we can give you step-by-step instructions on what forms to use, what documents you need and where to send your application to.

  • We offer a FREE consultation in which we analyse your skills level and discuss your objectives. In the case of an Intensive Course, we help you to find dates and decide on a platform to use for the actual lessons.

  • We can provide a certificate of attendance, signed and dated by 3e and the trainer (in the case of an Intensive Course). We also provide a receipt for you if you purchase access to an LLV course.

  • In order to ensure everyone gets the chance to ask questions, practise speaking and to limit connection difficulties, we do not recommend more than 8 people participate in a course.

  • Simply click on the button to PAY or BOOK and you will be forwarded the payment page. In the case of specialist courses, we may agree with you to send an invoice by email.

  • In the case of an LLV, examples are given on the topic first (usually two to four topics are covered in one video), next the grammar is explained using the same examples or additional ones if the topic is a little complex, then exercises are provided at the end for self-testing and correction. Answers are provided.

  • 3e is a small organisation with twenty years’ experience in language teaching and training. We are small and compact with direct communication channels and with three straightforward products to choose from in six different languages to choose from. We adhere to the topics listed in the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), also followed by CAMBRIDGE. We do not simply teach words and their meanings, but how to use them in daily life and, if requested, in business. We simulate real-life situations where you practise their use until you become confident in their application.

  • 3e Language Services is committed to providing a positive and respectful learning environment for all participants. We reserve the right to cancel or suspend any course if a participant engages in abusive, discriminatory, racist, or otherwise unacceptable behaviour. Please note that since payment is made up front, a refund will not be granted for the suspended participant if the remaining participants wish to continue with the course.

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