Linguaphone is a global language training provider, and has over 108 years in providing self-study language courses.

Part of the Linguaphone Group, Linguaphone’s portfolio of self-study language products are sold in over 60 countries worldwide. They produce a wide range of self-study language courses in 15 languages; available on CD, MP3 download and MP4 media players for students of all levels wanting to learn a new language.

[edit] Methodology

Linguaphone’s self-study courses follow Linguaphone's in-house methodology of 'Listen, Understand, Speak'. Students are encouraged to listen to the language from the beginning, to begin to read as they listen and only to speak once they have learnt to understand the language presented.

[edit] History

Linguaphone was established in 1901 by Jacques Roston, a translator and language teacher, born in Poland, (Koło), and they were the first language training company to recognise the potential of combining the traditional written course with the wax cylinder and later with records.

[edit] Linguaphone Hong Kong

Notice of liquidation posted on the entrance of Linguaphone Hong Kong's office. After 48 years of operation in Hong Kong, Linguaphone Hong Kong was closed down on 2009-01-17, due to financial difficulty.^[1]

Linguaphone's Hong Kong branch was opened in 1961 ^[2], it gained much popularity during the 1970's 1980's ^[3] because its recording system gave a flexible option to those who can not attend language courses at a fixed time and location. It also allowed students listen to the material repeatedly at anytime they perfer during the course, which conventional education method could not offer at the time in Hong Kong. However, with the advent of the Internet and popularisation of computers which facilitates online and interactive learning experience ,^[4], and other rivials such as Wall Street Institute Hong Kong, Linguaphone's Hong Kong branch suffered a steady decline since early 2000s and eventually announced its liquidation on 17th January, 2009. ^[5]

[edit] Linguaphone Group English language training centres

Linguaphone GroupLinguaphone is part of the Linguaphone Group who have a global network of English language training centres for adults and children worldwide across Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa. The Group has centers in France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Turkey, Portugal and India. Linguaphone China has over 20 centers, with the Easter China Area managed by Warren Ching, a Chinese American.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.linguaphonegroup.com/
• http://www.linguaphone.co.uk/
• http://www.linguaphone.com.cn/
• Linguaphone recordings from the British Library Sound Archive

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