Lingo Yurt was created to be a user-friendly website.
The main menu is on the top of each page (just below the logo), so you can’t get lost. When you scroll your mouse over each category in the main menu, a window with subcategories appears.
Under Home, you can explore more about Lingo Yurt, the English language in general and of course how to use this site. You do not need a Login to access the subcategories under Home.
How to apply and receive a Login
If you decide to study our Courses, use the Communication forums and download or print course material from our Library, you need to apply first. Do to this, you can click on Apply in the main menu and fill in the application form or you can contact us directly. You will then receive a Login which gives you access to all Courses, Course Material and Communication Centres.
In order to login, you need to enter your User ID and Password in the little blue box ‘Student Home’ which is situated on the top right of each page (just below the main menu).
When you apply, we ask you to write a short essay of approximately 200 words. You can write on any topic you like. This essay will then be evaluated by our language tutor in order to assess your language ability.
The language tutor will recommend courses to and develop an individual study program for you. You are welcome to study any of the courses listed on our website, however we do recommend following the assigned program.
Courses
The courses have been divided into sections based on the language ability and age group of the student. When you apply to us in any other language than English, you are automatically assigned to the first course ‘Getting to know the language’.
We offer different activities and material for various age groups and interests. We recommend you start from the beginning of your specific age group, but you are of course welcome to discover the other sections, too. In addition to the four categories regarding the level of language (Getting to know the language, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced), Lingo Yurt offers specific courses on Industrial English, Business English, Academic English, and a small section on Medical English. The latter is currently under construction.
Lingo Yurt created its own Guide to English Grammar which can be found under Courses or in our Library. All our course material can be either downloaded or printed from the Library.
We do not supply Dictionaries but under Courses and/or Library you can find links to dictionaries from English to Language X and vice versa.
If you have any questions on this section, contact our language tutor here.
Communication Centres
The forums are part of our study program. Here you can take part in online classes or simply join a discussion round on a specific topic in one of our conference centres. It is your opportunity to practise your newly acquired knowledge and to meet with other members of the language centre.
Conference Centres
These are open to all students at all times. We ask everyone to follow the chosen discussion topic for the specific forum. Our forums are for you to practise your writing skills as well as to participate in a discussion round of your interest. The topics are chosen by the students in agreement with the language tutor.
All forums are acting as means of communication. Therefore, we ask you to be polite and formal in all your communication with other participants (no slang, no swearing).
You are able to book a private tution over Windows Life Messenger. We advise you to contact our language tutor directly to discuss this option. Many of our new students have already obtained a good degree of written English, but they have not had the opportunity to practise their spoken English. This enables them to do so. It is a good exercise for those who learn English for the verbal use in either the private sector or in a work related environment.
Again, we ask you to be polite and formal in all your communication with other participants.
Library
All Lingo Yurt members have permission to download our audio and visual files as well as to print out our course material. You are welcome to distribute material to your friends and family members and also to use it at your local school/ university and community centres. We ask you to respect the copy right of the material that you take from our site. For more information on distributing material, please contact our team directly.
Help
If you have questions on anything relating to Lingo Yurt (i.e. technical issues with the website, courses and material) you can go to Help in the main menu and fill in the form.
Apply
In order to apply, please fill in the application form and send it to our language tutor by email. Click on Apply in the main menu, click on download application form. A window appears asking you to open, save or cancel the file. Click on Save and save the file on your desktop. Fill in the form and send it to our language tutor by email. You can find her contact details on the application form or click here.
For further questions, please go to Help or contact us directly.
Your Lingo Yurt Team.
