You might have heard the term “flipped classroom” or “flipped learning” used lately in education circles. It’s a new way of thinking about classroom learning, and it’s taking off in …
Learn English Through Stories
Who doesn’t love a good scare? Well, actually some don’t. I suggest if you’re one of those scaredy cats, you stop reading right now because things are about to get down right spooky! Reading and listening along is one of the best ways to learn English, and on LingQ you can translate words and phrases as you go.
To celebrate Halloween, we’ve put together a list of some the creepiest content we have in the English library on LingQ. So lock the doors, curl up on the sofa and prepare to be scared.
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Which Language Learning Style Suits Your Personality?
Are you a defender, an entertainer or a mediator? Those of you well-versed in personality testing will know what I’m getting at: the 16 Myers-Briggs types. If you haven’t heard …
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Stephen Krashen: What Can We Learn From His Theory?
There are lots of theories when it comes to how we learn language. In fact, the world of linguistics was rocked recently with the overturning Noam Chomsky’s Universal Grammar Theory. …
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How to Fight Language Learning Procrastination
Have you ever sat down to study your target language, gotten distracted and then before you know it the time you set aside to study is gone? Don’t worry, you’re …
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Improve your English the LingQ Academy Way
The office was quiet this Monday morning. The LingQ staff shuffled in, heads down, glancing over at the empty table in the middle of the room before turning on their …
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How Long Does it Take to Learn a Language?
Language learning depends mostly on three factors: motivation, time and the right attitude. If you have all three, congratulations! You’re going to reach your language learning goals. But how long …
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The Benefits of the T.P.R.S Method
The LingQ method promotes lots of reading and listening input, and so it works well in classroom settings where an input method is used. One such input method that is becoming increasingly popular in language classrooms around the world is TPRS.
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Can You Learn Multiple Languages at the Same Time?
Are you the kind of language learner who is deep into Swedish one week then thinking about learning Greek the next? You’re not alone. It’s human nature to be curious, …
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LingQ Academy Catch Up: Keep on Climbing
It’s been a busy few weeks for our students! They’ve been pitching to the media, climbing mountains, testing the new version of LingQ, blogging, creating infographics, enjoying the Vancouver sun (all four days of it so far this summer) and, of course, doing tons of reading, listening and writing on LingQ.
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