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The inlingua International Ltd. Pedagogics blog has compiled a range of posts that aim to provide the reader with more information on the pedagogical history of the inlingua method and how this has evolved to cater for a host of new services and training options, including online learning, virtual classrooms, e-books and more.

In this blog category, you will be able to find out in detail more about the different language learning options offered by inlingua, and how these can be combined to optimize your language learning goals.

Our methodology has been continuously evolving to adapt to the digital advances of our modern day lifestyles, and while the core of our method remains the same: communication and speaking first, we recognize that this is not always possible for everyone. We have worked tirelessly to provide the same high quality with more flexible solutions for our customers, without losing the communicative and speaking aspect, which we believe is one of the fundamental keys to learning a language.

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Focus on the Virtual Classroom: Part 1/2

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What is a Virtual Classroom? In my previous blog, I referred to the virtual classroom used in conjunction with inlingua Online Learning (iOL). In this blog post, I am going to be looking at the virtual classroom itself. Technical details will be dealt with in the next blog post. There are various forms of virtual…
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Digital Learning, Language Learning, Learn Online, Online Language Learning, Online Learning, Virtual Classroom, Webinars

inlingua Plus: Blended Learning

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What is Blended Learning? Blended learning is not a new concept. The term blended learning has been used in language teaching since before 2007, but the components of blended learning have changed radically as technology has progressed. The term blended learning generally refers to a combination of face-to-face teaching and online learning. If you consider…
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Blended Learning, inlingua Plus, Language Courses, Language Technology, Online Language Learning, Online Learning

Listening and Reading in the inlingua Classroom

Listening and Reading in the inlingua Classroom
The original inlingua method was based almost exclusively on speaking in class. Learners were encouraged to practice the skills of reading, listening and writing in their own time. This is not to say that listening, reading and, to some extent, writing were not included in the classroom activities, but their main function was to provide…
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inlingua, inlingua Classes, inlingua Course, inlingua Course Books, inlingua Method, inlingua Teaching, Language Skills, Learning a Language, Listening Activites, Listening and Reading, Reading Activities, Teacher Resource Pack, The inlingua Classroom, TRP, Vocabulary and Structures

Grammar versus Lexis

inlingua_The eclectic approach
Grammar versus Lexis: A Journey to an Eclectic Approach to Language Teaching       Why we Believe the inlingua Method is Better than Other Methods Although the inlingua methodology is based on the Direct Approach of language teaching, some aspects of other approaches and methods have been integrated over the last 50 years. In this blog…
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Approaches to Language Learning, Audiolingual Method, Connectivism in Language Learning, Grammar, Grammar-Translation, inlingua Centers, inlingua Method, inlingua Teaching, Language Learning Theories, Learning Languages, Lexical Approach, Lexis, Natural Approach, Oral Approach, Structural Approach, Task-Based Learning, Teaching Methodologies, The Silent Way, Total Immersion, Total Physical Response

How do you Learn a Language?

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How do you Learn a language? Language Learning Styles – Common Beliefs One of the most commonly believed theories of language learning styles is VAK (visual, auditory or kinaesthetic)*. This refers to a learner’s preference for how she/he interacts with language. Although this is often referred to on teacher training courses, there has been research…
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3 Ps, Auditory, Grammar, inlingua Method, Kinesthaetic, Language Classroom, Language Coursebooks, Language Learning Materials, Language Learning Styles, Language Teacher, Learning a Language, Listening, Practice, Presentation, Production, Reading, Speaking, Speaking a Language, Teaching Languages, VAK, Visual, Writing

Language is Speaking

Language is Speaking
In the following series of 12 blogs, I am going to discuss language and how we can best learn a language. Initially, I will be looking at language itself and the learning process, and I will argue that language is speaking. This will be followed by showing how this process has guided the creation of…
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inlingua Course, inlingua Method, inlingua Training, Language Course, Language Learning, Language School, Language Training, Learning a New Language, Listening, Pedagogics, Reading, Speak a Language, Speaking, Teaching Foreign Languages, Teaching Languages, Teaching Methodology, Writing