I'm always banging on about how much I love lingoda, in fact I mean promoting
them for over a year but I guess what you really need to know is, is lingoda
the right learning platform for you? are there any negatives you should know
about? why do I seem to love them so much? I think it's time for an honest review
hello everyone my name is Anna English this is English like a native and if
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miss any future lessons now Lingoda. it is no secret that I love
lingoda and the reason I love them so much is the simplicity of their platform
and their focus and dedication to getting you to the next level. Sorry can
I just interrupt and say that because most of you are very busy and possibly
won't stay to the end of this video in case you are thinking about checking out
and Lingoda which you definitely should then do use the link in the description
box below and the discount code provided and that will get you a very tasty
little discount I say little quite a big discount so let's have a look at that
website it's simple it's slick it's easy to use now once you have an account
you're going to head to your profile and setup is very simple now you want to set
up your time zone then you're going to set your learning level I am still a 1.1
in Spanish now in the initial setup you choose the language in which you're
interested in learning you can only choose one language and I know for some
of you this may seem like a drawback as some of you are interested in learning
multiple languages at the same time how you do it I do not know but in your case
it's not the end of the world you just have to set
a couple of accounts for the different languages that you're learning okay so
we're in and we're set up what next well next you would choose a package but if
you're still unsure whether you want to commit then lingo to do also offer a
trial class which is easily accessible by the tab at the top of the page let's
talk about prices now some of you have sent to me in the past when Gowda is
very expensive but if you do the maths actually is not at all it's actually
very very competitive but the difference is they make you commit so rather than
buying one-off ad-hoc lessons whenever you feel like you want to study you're
committed to buying a group of lessons a bundle towards a course that helps you
focus on actually improving and taking your language level up and let's be
honest if you're not doing that then you're really not going to improve so
it's probably for the best that they make you commit so the options you have
are to pay monthly you can choose from the standard package which offers a
range of options depending on how much time you can commit each month all the
options here are a mix of group and private lessons all lessons are 60
minutes long and just so you know the group lessons it states are an average
of around five students but my experience doesn't reflect that my
experience has been the most was three people in a class me included on our
fridge it was one other person and in some cases no other students have been
in the class so it's been practically a private lesson you can also opt for
private lessons only obviously private lessons are more expensive than group
lessons but you also have to remember that all of the teachers on lingotto are
fully qualified and you also get the course materials provided if you're
working to a tight budget then go for the group lessons like I said they're
very small groups and on some occasions you might get lucky and be the only one
in the class if you're fully committed to going a
level up and getting a very special certificate which we'll talk about later
then choose the certificate option and take a bundle of lessons that will
ensure you make it through to the next level be mindful though that these
lessons have to be covered within a six month period so make sure that you have
a time in which to commit to those classes and then payment is very easy
you do it via Visa or PayPal and don't forget to use the discount code which is
linked in the description box below for that fabulous discount okay let's book
at the very top of your profile page you'll see how many credits you've got
for private lessons and group lessons now head over to the booking page and
set your parameters choose whether you're looking for group classes or
private classes and your availability but a word of warning you must book
early these classes are popular and they do book out quite quickly so I would
always recommend booking at least a week in advance to make sure you get the
slots that you really want with your parameter set you can now see all the
available classes at your level at those times and days that you are available so
now it's time to book now on lingo de you book the class based on the topic
you don't book the teacher but you can rest assured that all of lingo does
teachers are fully qualified and they all follow the learning materials and
the format set out by lingoda so you're in safe hands no matter who takes the
lesson so looking through the options you can click on any one of the topics
to open it up for more information and on this page you can also download the
course material now I used to believe that these topics were set at those
times and that you couldn't switch things around and I used to think this
was a little bit annoying and then I discovered at the bottom of the topic
squares are two little arrows and that gives you some more options of topics
available at that time that makes the world of difference
thanks lingoda and at this stage it's worth bearing in mind that you are on a
course therefore all the topics that you can see are part of the course that you
need to complete and you can track all of this on your my course page which
tells you which topics you've covered which still need to be covered what
percentage of the way through your course you are now it is worth saying
that if these topics don't float your boat and you want to learn something
specific and you can request a customised private lesson all you have
to do is head over to the my course page scroll down and fill out the customised
private class form and then go to will try and organise that for you and the
most exciting thing is when you complete all of the required lessons you will not
only go up a level you'll also receive a CEFR certificate which makes it
official it's an internationally recognised certificate which you can
then use on your job applications or on your university applications now to take
part in a class you now have to download a software called zoom which makes it
very easy for the teacher to appear on screen alongside the material and for
you to work through it together I'm not very tech savvy I'm really rubbish when
it comes to downloading and installing software and I did find this a little
bit tricky because I'm me but lingoda do provide complete instructions and
support if you get stuck and to be honest it only took me a few extra
moments I just had to concentrate a little bit harder to make sure the
software was up and running properly but once you're past that stage then the
software works very very well and I had no problem connecting to all of my my
lessons and what I will say is that every single lesson I took the
connection was good and this is something I feel very
passionate about if I'm going to spend an hour of my time with a teacher online
then I want to be able to hear them and see them very clearly and I have to say
with all the lessons I've taken with Lingoda the connection has never been
a problem. After every lesson you're encouraged to give feedback and this
feedback is anonymous which is fantastic because it means you can be totally
honest about your experience about how you found the teacher and the lesson hmm
so what more can I say that is pretty much the learner experience
Personally, besides it being focused structured and simple to use the reason I love lingoda
so much and the reason I will continue to promote them is because they
really seem to care about their users progression they really care about the
service they provide and you can see that in the constant development of the
site of the products and also with what they're doing in social now if you're
not following them on social media then it definitely is worth giving them a
follow on Instagram on Twitter on Facebook because you'll see that there's
lots of things they're doing and they're trying to engage their community I just
think that is rare these days for a company to truly care it's rare and that
rhymes I'm a poet and they didn't know it. so there you go that's my honest
opinion that's my experience with lingoda
if you have any experience that you'd like to share them please do put it down
in the comment section below it's always helpful to get a range of different
opinions and if you're interested in trying lingoda out for yourself then do
click on the link in the description box below and use that voucher code to make
sure you get that amazing discount I do have one more thing to say a blog
lingoda have a blog and it is worth spending some time scrolling through the
articles because there are lots of really helpful articles that we can all
benefit from they give us tips on language learning strategies until next