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Blended Learning – Advantages and Pitfalls

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The global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has triggered a surge in digitalization, which also affects language learning. The term e-learning is suddenly on everyone’s lips. Now as we return once more to a semblance of normality, it remains to be seen how much of these new habits will remain after the crisis. Many…
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Blended Learning, E-Learning, inlingua Method, Virtual Classroom

Teaching Successfully in the Virtual Classroom

“Put effort into getting to know yourself, your students and the system. One step at a time, keep moving forward, stay positive, and bring your unique talent to the table.” Rita Costa, Director of Studies and Senior English Trainer of inlingua Luxembourg, has many years of teaching experience, including teaching virtually. Today, she shares her…
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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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Grammar versus Lexis

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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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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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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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