3. The perfect place to practice Multilingual, multicultural practice environment Staffed by qualified native speakers Guided immersion: an environment designed for instruction Regular feedback & assessment Flexible & structured approach to learning Safe: comforting & friendly community Different stages of learner development are incentivised and rewarded
4. The Difference ? Methodology based on 3000+ hours of student testing ? Speak to real industry professionals ? Practice in real situation with real native speakers? Travel to a school and back Learn from home, office or anywhere Lecture / Textbook based classes Really use the language in an English City ? Celta & Delta Certified Teachers Follow fixed path Choose your own path ? Native Speaker Teachers Progress at the pace of the group Progress at your own pace School allocates a teacher. Choose the teachers you like. Classes at fixed times. Attend classes at any time. Attend a fixed number of classes per week. Attend as many or as few classes as you like each week. Pay for each course. Pay a monthly subscription. Traditional English School Languagelab
11. Complex-city 1 City 100+ Cars, 8 Bikes, 8 Boats.... – 12 Variables 15 Weapons - 6 Variables 18 Characters in the plot 14 Sub Characters 5 Friends , 5 Girl Friends 40 + achievements 80 missions Pedestrians Buildings More....
12. What kind of learner are you? http://pkab.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/peta-konsep-kecerdasan-ganda/
13. Results I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form. Writing WRITING I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know. Spoken Production I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help me formulate what I'm trying to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics. Spoken Interaction SPEAKING I can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues. Reading I can recognise familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly. Listening UNDERSTANDING A1
14. Effectiveness: Case study 1 Oday (Iraq) Lower Elementary Learner 3 weeks .. instead of 3 months
15. Effectiveness: Case study 2 Mauro (Italy) Intermediate Learner 2 months ..instead of 6 months
Hi i’m shiv from Languagelab Teaching English as a foreign language in SL since 2005 reciencly started teaching spanish. In that time we’ve thought students from 50 countries. I’m going to share with you is , what we’ve learned over the past few years, how it as effected how we teach in this envornment and some of the results we are seeing.