Why culture affects the way students learn


“The entire process of education is shaped by the culture within which it operates. So long as a culture is shared by teachers and students, the problems of learning that arise are merely those of educational expectations and methods. Much less tractable problems arise, however, when students shift from one

Language Production Tracker


Remember the old quote “The internet is just a fad”? Bill Gates supposedly said that.*  Time will tell whether that was the most incorrect thing anybody has ever said. Here’s a quote that is more likely to prove true in the future: “The textbook is a fad."   When learning a language, there is

Adaptive Learning


Knewton Educators and learners are becoming increasingly aware that a one size fits all approach to education is not working.   Traditional classroom-based learning in many cases only services the middle ability students, as if you finish the task quickly and want to look into a topic more intensively

V-lang conference 2011: Future Learning Now


Jessica Driscoll presenting at the V-lang conference, Warsaw 2011 - By Jessica Driscoll (@JessieDriscoll) Product Development Manager, Languagelab.com The V-lang conference, 'Future Language Learning Now: Innovative Applications and Methods for Language Training', took place in Warsaw on 17 November

A chat with Jessica Goyder, singer-songwriter


We are excited to announce that our next 'A Chat With' event will be a live concert and interview with Jessica Goyder, British singer-songwriter. Jessica is a classically trained pianist, singer and self-taught guitarist. She has played at Glastonbury five times. Jessica will be playing a special live concert

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Market Leader Live – an entirely new approach to Business English learning

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Company news | 1 Comment

Languagelab.com is happy to announce an innovative collaboration with Pearson that takes textbook-based learning to a new level. Market Leader Live transforms the case studies from the bestselling Market Leader Business English series into an interactive, social, online 3D experience. It provides students around the world with a unique opportunity to use English in the actual situations they are preparing for, allowing them to practice and learn with qualified teachers – and network with each other – in a controlled, business-focussed environment.

Market Leader Live classes take place online in English City, where students are able to experience business scenarios in a way that is not possible in a classroom environment, bringing detailed case studies to life in a 3D world – be it negotiating in the boardroom, pitching for an advertising agency, or research and development for a fashion house.

Market Leader Live will transform the way people learn:

* It provides students with the ultimate contextual, immersive environment
* It offers the opportunity for Business English students to network, practice and learn with other students from around the world
* It is flexible: students can connect to Market Leader Live at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
* It gives access to Pearson’s authoritative business sources, including the FT
* Classes are conducted by experienced Business English teachers from the UK, US and Australia

Stephen Nicholl, Editorial Director, Business English at Pearson said, ‘we were impressed by Languagelab’s ability to move the Market Leader case studies into an entirely new learning space, which we believe will offer students a level of interaction not seen before in Business English learning.’

David Kaskel, CEO and founder of Languagelab.com, said ‘bringing together Pearson’s massive experience and market knowledge together with our unique and cutting-edge approach to online learning is going to revolutionise the way people learn. It is a partnership that I am very excited and proud to see come to fruition.’

Market Leader Live classes will be online over the coming months – to find out more, go to www.marketleaderlive.com

$1 million investment for Languagelab

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Company news | Comments Off

We’re delighted to tell everyone that Languagelab has secured $1 million in funding from a group of technology investors. The investment by serial UK Tech Investors Avonmore Developments and Stephen Bullock, along with Huda Associates, will enable Languagelab to continue its rapid development of English City.

In addition to strengthening the services already available within English City, the funding will support Languagelab’s expansion into the rapidly expanding markets of Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our investors were impressed by our team, international appeal and Languagelab’s potential to define and lead a new dimension in social learning.

English City was created by Languagelab and is the most immersive and engaging language learning platform available today, providing students with access to real teachers in situations that reflect real life encounters and gatherings – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Jeremy Harmer: Exclusive Music Event in English City!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by jessie Posted in Company news | Comments Off

Mike Teacher will be talking to Jeremy Harmer – one of the world’s leading English Language experts – whose book “the practice of English Language teaching” has been the main course book for 1000s of English language teachers around the world for many years.

This is Jeremy’s second appearance on A Chat With, and this time, as well as talking about the learning and teaching of English, Jeremy – well known in the ELT profession as a highly entertaining speaker, will be talking about his passion for music and literature. He has travelled all over the world and there is a very good chance he has visited your country too! Jeremy will even be bringing along his guitar!

This promises to be a really entertaining as well as informative session with an ELT celebrity who has a real interest in what we are doing in English City. There will be lots of opportunity for interaction, questions and comments as well as a rare and special chance to hear one of the most popular and sought after conference speakers in the business.

You won’t want to miss this! Click here to book this event now.

Poetry in English City – New Events !

Posted on February 16, 2011 by jessie Posted in Company news | Comments Off

Are you interested in improving your English while hearing and learning about some of the best combinations of words in the language? What poems do every British child know by the age of 3? When is a pop song poetry? Why do socks go missing?! Can I really understand and learn a Shakespeare love poem (and what’s so special about them?) Are there are dangerous animals in the poetry garden?

Mike will be talking about poetry and demonstrating a range of short poems from nursery rhymes to a pop songs, and from modern poets writing about ordinary life, to Shakespeare writing about love and friendship. If you love poetry you’ll love this. If you love English words you’ll love this. If you want to know more about English you’ll love this. If you think you hate poetry….you may just leave with a new feeling!

If you want to attend these events take a look at the instructions below:

1. Thursday February 17th (7:00pm-8.30pm GMT) Poetry in the garden with Mike Teacher is an event where you can learn about poetry and improve your listening, vocabulary and meet new people.

Click here to book this event.

2. Thursday February 24th (7:00pm-8:30pm GMT) This is the official opening of the English City Poetry Garden with the famous poet Juan Felipe Herrera. You will be able to meet Juan, ask him questions about his poetry and listen to him reading his poems. It will be great practice for your listening skills and also a special opportunity to meet a poet from the USA.

Click here to book this event:

I look forward to seeing you there !

Jessie Teacher

Introducing a new partner school – UIC

Posted on February 2, 2011 by jessie Posted in Company news | Comments Off

Languagelab is happy to announce a new partnership with UIC London.  With the official launch kicking off with a student event in English City tomorrow, the English City people and Languagelab Team look forward to welcoming UIC’s students to their new office in English City.

Languagelab looks forward to providing UIC’s students with a unique opportunity to practice what they have learned in class with students from all over the world.  With a combination of great events, classes and a high tech platform UIC’s students are in for a treat.

See you in English City! (there I am visiting the UIC office in English City below!)

New class schedule for Languagelab students

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Company news | 1 Comment

Hi Languagelab students!

We are happy to announce we have a new class calendar on our website to help you to find all your favourite classes.

You can now look at the day, week, month and even year ahead!

You can look in a list view or the calendar view to find things quickly and easily.

If you want to look at your favourite teachers, why not try using a filter to find them?

There is a new function of also searching by tags like grammar, speaking and listening. This way you can practice exactly what skills you need at any time you want to.

There will be a new student calendar help video very soon to teach you all the functions. But if you need any help before that, please visit the welcome area and our Study Advisors will be happy to help you!

We hope you enjoy our new calendar and find it useful. If you have any comments please contact info@languagelab.com.

See you in class,

Jessie Teacher

Languagelab.com on BBC News

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

‘Fair trade’ solution to learning a new language

They say the best way to learn a language is to get stuck in, immersing yourself in a culture in a way that means you have no choice other than to adapt.

Human interactions, with all the real life quirks which make language so interesting, are essential if you are to become fluent.

Languagelab.com on the BBC

The Competition

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Lets look at how Rosetta Stone TOTALe and Live Mocha Active Courses compare to Languagelab.com

Features Languagelab Rosetta Stone LiveMocha
Live/Real teachers Yes No No
Native Speaker Practise Yes No Yes
British & American Teachers Yes No No
Social environment Yes No Yes
Convenient Yes Yes Yes
Business English Yes No No
IELTS prep Yes No No
Exam Preparation Yes No No
Live Feedback (From a real teacher) Yes No No
Price per Month $39.95 $83 $20

We give you real teachers for your monthly fee. To learn more about Languagelab.com visit our main site.

New Software

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Company news, English | Comments Off

A software upgrade has been released to improve your experience of English City. We highly recommend upgrading. Download the latest software from our resources page.

If you need any help visit one of our advisor in the Languagelab welcome area.

New Phone Numbers

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Shiv Rajendran Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Our phone numbers have changed. See our contact page for details.

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