? No. Reading in class is a great use of the class time, and the teacher is available to answer questions. Usual y the learner will have listened first, and if the text is too difficult, will have read it in their own language first. One lesson that all learners have to learn is that many things remain unclear for a long time. if they cannot accept they will have difficulty. The teacher hopeful y can explain this basic concept to the learners.
7) The classroom time should be ?to do work in class to get the passage translated and share it with classmates'
? No. No translation and no sharing for reasons already explained.
8) 'As far as creating and reviewing LingQs, this is the same as writing down words you don't know and creating flash cards'
? No. At LingQ this process is made much easier, faster, convenient and therefore efficient. Every word or phrase that is looked up is an instant flash card, and these are emailed on a spaced repetition basis to the learner. They can be tagged, reviewed in many different ways. Each word that is saved automatically captures phrases with that word in it, and subsequently appears highlighted in yellow, with the meaning, as a mental trigger.
9) 'I would add listening comprehension exercises with peers through conversational exercises.'
? No. The teacher can discuss an article or episode, but we do not quiz people on their comprehension. Learners can ask questions but their comprehension is their own affair. No exercises, just discussion.
LingQ is an efficient language learning platform, and language learning community consisting of people from all over the world, helping each other learn languages. Of all the systems available on the internet LingQ takes the best advantage of the power of the internet as a language learning environment.
First of all you do not have to buy anything, nor install anything on your computer. You just register and start using it. Your own personal learning database is maintained for you on the web.
Second, LingQ is designed to make input based learning as efficient as it can be. It offers rich and diverse learning content, in audio and text, from all over the cyber world. Then it applies a range of unique learning functions to help learners notice and get used to the words phrases and patterns of the language of their choice, without drills, and complicated rules to learn.
Third, LingQ is a true Web 2.0 community. Members help each other learn, just by the mere fact of learning themselves. They can also tutor each other and correct each other’s writing if they want.
To real y understand it you have to come and check it out. I look forward to meeting you at LingQ.
