Video or audio assessment, podcasts, webinars, discussion groups, video quizzes or interactive videos, language teaching has never been so engaging and memorable!

But creating effective language eLearning courses requires careful planning and consideration of various factors. 

Identify target audience

Let's start by getting to know the profiles of our learners, their expectations and their needs. Are they learning to make themselves understood during the holidays, to prepare for an exam or to be operational in a professional environment?

Understand the characteristics and needs of your target learners. Consider their language proficiency level, prior knowledge, cultural background, and preferred learning styles. Adapting your course to suit their specific needs will enhance engagement and effectiveness.

Define learning objectives

It makes no sense to start this adventure without knowing the destination. From the outset, each course or module should have its objectives clearly identified. It's even a good idea to highlight what you're going to learn during the course.

So we need to clearly outline the specific goals and outcomes you want to achieve with your language eLearning course. Determine whether the focus is on grammar, fluency, or a combination of both. This will guide your course design and content selection.

Select engaging instructional methods

Let's take advantage of new technologies right from the start: video quizzes, interactive video, audio-based learning, video and audio assessment, interactive and animated slides, drop and grab, click and turn and much more. The aim is to make the learning experience enjoyable, memorable and effective for rapid and optimum progress!

Choose instructional methods that align with the course objectives and target audience. Combine a variety of approaches, such as video lectures, interactive exercises, quizzes, reading assignments, and speaking practice. Incorporating multimedia elements can increase learner engagement and comprehension.

Create structured lessons

It's about creating a method that's yours and representative of your brand, but also to offer a logic that's understood by the learner. Learning requires emotion and repetition in a system where the learner feels confident and at ease.

Learning a language is a long journey that takes several years, and the journey must be comfortable and enjoyable. You need to design a premium adventure!

Focus on video and audio base-learning

To Teach Languages, video and audio-based learning has become increasingly prevalent in the digital age, revolutionizing the way we acquire knowledge and skills. By harnessing the power of visuals and sounds, this approach engages multiple senses, enhancing the learning experience and improving words and rules retention.

Videos offer a dynamic medium to teach a language. They can incorporate faces, animations and clear instructions making teaching more tangible, memorable, and accessible. 

Audio-based learning, on the other hand, focuses on the power of sound. Podcasts, audiobooks, and lectures provide a flexible and portable means of acquiring knowledge.

Encourage Peer to Peer Learning

Reading and understanding are two very different things from practising a language. It is vital to organise numerous live sessions to practise the language.

The Learning Lab LMS, for example, offers a range of functions such as virtual classroom, digital live event, forum and chats.

Encouraging peer-to-peer learning is a powerful strategy that promotes collaboration, active engagement, and deeper understanding among learners. By fostering an environment where students learn from and with each other, the benefits extend beyond the acquisition of knowledge. Again Practicing the langue is key! 

Provide additional resources

Offer supplementary resources like grammar, adapted stories,  reference guides, vocabulary lists and audios. 

Recommend authentic resources like books, movies, and online content for learners to explore beyond the course.