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Living in a Multicultural City III

Multiculturalism New York City
Insights from New York City We recently featured the most multicultural cities in the world on our Social Media channels. You might wonder how it feels to live in a multicultural environment where multiple languages are spoken, and different customs and traditions are commonplace. We interviewed Pam Hendricks Fauquenot, Assistant Manager and language trainer at…
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Intercultural Communication, Languages, Multiculturalism, Teaching Languages

Living in a Multicultural City II

Multiculturalism
Insights from New York City We recently featured the most multicultural cities in the world on our Social Media channels. You might wonder how it feels to live in a multicultural environment where multiple languages are spoken, and different customs and traditions are commonplace. We interviewed Marion Valladares Smith, language trainer at inlingua New York…
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Intercultural Communication, Languages, Multiculturalism, Teaching Languages

Living in a Multicultural City I

multicultural Singapore
Insights from Singapore We recently featured the most multicultural cities in the world on our Social Media channels. You might wonder how it feels to live in a multicultural environment where multiple languages are spoken, and different customs and traditions are commonplace. We interviewed Chris, English trainer at inlingua Singapore and asked him, how the…
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Intercultural Communication, Languages, Multiculturalism, Teaching Languages

About Failure – an Honest Double-Sided Perspective

About Failure and Motivation
“In order to progress, one needs to reassess their stance towards mistakes, especially in learning.” – Miriam Mircea Miria Mircea is a language teacher at inlingua Dessau and Halle as well as founder of Fort Knox PR. She has been giving motivational speeches and coaching people since many years. Today, she shares her personal experience…
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Failure, Inspiration, Motivation, Teaching, Teaching Languages

The inlingua Academy

Introduction  In this series of 12 blogs, I have given you an insight into the reasoning behind the inlingua method and materials as well as a brief introduction to some inlingua techniques. I have highlighted some of our products and given a few additional tips for language trainers along the way. In this final blog…
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Approaches to Language Learning, Digital Learning, Language School, Language Teacher, Pedagogics, Teaching Foreign Languages, Teaching Languages, Virtual Learning

How do you Learn a Language?

How to Learn a Language_inlingua_Blog_2
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