FAQ

>How can I download the audio files?

Audio files can now be downloaded from the LT app, and directly from the website, in the free courses tab.

You can also get audio files to gift on an LT USB Key from the non-shop!

>What level are the courses for and what do they cover?

Courses are designed for beginners but as can be seen in the user feedback, many learners report having learnt a lot with LT from the get go, even after having studied a language for many years! This is because the order in which information is presented is not typical.

'Complete' courses explore the entire structural panorama of the language, give a good base of vocabulary and put emphasis on the skills needed to continue to excel as a language learner. Introductory courses do the same but cover less of the structural panorama than Complete courses, they are essentially the first 30-40% of a Complete course. Nevertheless, the Introductions are much more comprehensive than your typical introductory course and home in on the underlying characteristics of the language, enabling the learner to continue their learning journey independently! For this reason, beginners as well as advanced learners report learning and clarifying a great deal through the Introduction courses.

>Is there a guidebook/transcript? How can I review a particular point?

You are advised to not use transcripts during course time unless you have to in order to follow the English, and it is especially important not to look at the transcript whilst constructing your sentences mentally! It is most definitely not advisable to attempt learning the language from the transcript alone. That said, the transcripts can be used for revision purposes to good effect.

Some transcripts have been created by online volunteers and these can often contain a great many mistakes. Nevertheless they are available here: Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, German, Italian, Turkish, Inglés.

>Can you make a course in -INSERT language-? Do you know anyone that teaches with this method for -insert language-?

There are people all over the world experimenting with creating Thinking Method material following the Guidebook’s release in late 2020, and I’ve recently announced a new ‘platform model’ to get them sharing their material publicly, which will hopefully launch soon! Apart from the public free material, LT learners will also be able to take private classes with the new writers. Get informed about the new platform, and spread the word if you want to see more material come sooner!

>Can you recommend anything else?

I don’t offer recommendations for any specific alternative material, I simply recommend trying to think ‘in the LT way', whatever material you expose yourself to.

>Do you give private classes?

Whilst I don’t have time to offer private classes (and the usership donates so that I can spend my time on the project), I do offer occasional workshops around Europe to improve/test material and raise more funds for LT. Please get in touch if you would like to organise an intensive workshop spanning anything from a day to two weeks.

Furthermore, the forthcoming platform model will see new writers for many a new language/subject offering themselves for private classes. These teachers will not be officially affiliated with LT in any way, but the feedback on the platform should help you choose a good one!

>What should I do when I finish the course?

There is some attention paid to this on the last track of finished courses but the bottom line is, practice and analyse. Be it talking with people, reading, watching movies or listening to music, use your language exposure/production to reaffirm what you already know, get clear on what you doubt, and learn new things altogether!

>Who is/represents language transfer?

Language Transfer as a project represents the body of work of Mihalis Eleftheriou, who is the creator of the project and the only integrate. No-one else is authorised to speak on behalf of the project nor to give official Thinking Method courses, despite the various personalities online (brought to my attention by LT fans) claiming to have trained with me.

>Can i host LT’s material on my website/app?

No independent hosting of the courses is permitted. That said, the SoundCloud embed links for the LT account are publicly available from the Free Courses page and can be plugged in to other websites freely, as long as they are not commercialised in any way, asking for donations, nor in any other way are misrepresenting the authorship of the courses.