The Lingoo platform allows parents to find the language immersion holiday/exchange that is perfectly suited to them and their child. The Lingoo platform consists of two distinct services, one for parents looking to organise a language exchange with a family from another country, and one for those looking for a homestay language host.
Learning a new language can be one of the most rewarding experiences someone can undertake. This is because learning a language involves much more than simply learning the mechanisms of understand and being understood in a foreign language. Language learning is a process that may ultimately lead to a new skill, and to greater opportunities such as better career prospects and even improved cognitive function. However, language learning and the impact of being bi or multi lingual is, according to research, more wide reaching, even affecting personality and decision making.
People learn languages at many different stages of their lives, for many different reasons that are unique to the individual. Whatever the nature or reason language for the journey a learner embarks upon, language immersion is a powerful tool in their development. Language immersion can take different forms: from those thrust into a foreign environment due to life circumstance, such as a new job or migration, to students who use immersion as part of their studies. The latter is catered for by a Lingoo language exchange or hosted Lingoo homestay.
The role of a Lingoo Homestay Language Host is to help a foreign child learn a language by hosting them in your home and taking them through an itinerary of activities that immerse them in your language. Homestay hosts are paid depending on reputation and experience, with those that have language teaching skills being most highly valued. Becoming a Lingoo Homestay Language Host is a great opportunity for a family to do something different and rewarding with their time.
