Part 5
At LingQ you can choose from a vast library of content to listen to and read. There is content on literature, business, philosophy, self-improvement, clothes, shopping, food, sport, travel and many other subjects. You can surround yourself with the content that you need. As you learn ideas and facts that are important to you, you will learn the language. The content in LingQ consists mostly of real authentic content spoken by native speakers for native speakers, not "learner language". You will not be learning from artificial scenarios which pretend to take place at the train station, the post office or the bank.
It does not matter what your level is or what your goal is. The Linguist will help you select material at your level. If you are a beginner you will learn from easier English. If you want to learn specialized terms you will study content that is meaningful to your special field. If you want to improve your business English or academic English, the method is the same. If you need to get better at socializing in English you can find content that will help you.
The Linguist will help you speak and write better. Rather than writing tests and answering questions on grammar, at The Linguist you are asked to be creative in using the language in writing and speaking. You express yourself about things that are important to you. As you speak and write you will make mistakes. It does not matter. LingQ will show you how to use your mistakes to improve.
Even if you are a native speaker and want to improve your word power, LingQ methods will help you become a more effective communicator.
LingQ will train you to notice the words and phrases of the language. Normally when you listen and read you only concentrate on the meaning. You will learn to notice how words are used.You will notice how English words are used together to become phrases. By deliberately noticing important words and phrases, you will train your brain to use them, naturally. You will start to notice how, in English, words come together in certain ways that are different from what happens in your own language. You do not need to know why this is. You do not need to memorize rules. You just need to notice that it is so and imitate it. That is how children learn. You will do the same, regardless of your level.
Here is how it works. After you listen to something from LingQ on your MP3 player or CD player, you then read the same content on your computer. You will come across a word or phrase that you do not understand or that you do not feel comfortable using yourself. You highlight this term on the screen and save it. This creates a link to your personal database. You also link this term to a dictionary definition and translation. You can ask your tutor for an explanation of any phrase you do not understand (if you are a member of LingQ).
