Make language learning stick.
Learning research made practical with AI, for learners, teachers and tutors.
A connected approach
A routine you can use in different languages
Choose what matters
Start with words and situations you actually need.
Try to retrieve it
Answer a clear question before checking your notes.
Come back after a gap
Review again and use the result to plan the next session.
Start with the essentials
Small changes to the way you practise
Learning guide
Using AI for language learning
Use AI for language learning with focused vocabulary practice, useful feedback and a clear routine. See how learners, teachers and tutors can work together.
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Learning guide
AI vocabulary practice that adapts to you
Build AI vocabulary practice around your own words and mistakes. Use recall questions, meaningful examples and a short record to guide your next session.
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Learning guide
Anki for language learning: a practical setup
Use Anki for language learning with clear questions, relevant examples and sensible reviews. Learn where AI can help you prepare cards and check their quality.
Read the guide →Understand the evidence
What the research suggests, and what to try next
Learning guide
How to create useful language flashcards with AI
Create language flashcards with AI from checked vocabulary. Use clear recall questions, inspect examples and export a small set for your preferred flashcard tool.
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Learning guide
Spaced repetition for language learning
Plan spaced vocabulary practice with clear recall questions, a simple log and realistic review sessions. See where AI and flashcard tools can help.
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Learning guide
Sleep and language learning: what the evidence says
Can you learn a language in your sleep? Understand the evidence on word memory, the limits of overnight recordings and a practical routine for reviewing vocabulary.
Read the guide →Study results depend on the participants and methods tested. We keep practical suggestions separate from claims the evidence supports. Read our editorial approach.
Four ways into the LanQua framework
The original toolkit combined quality thinking, a shared frame of reference, examples from practice and guidance for educators.
Quality Model
A practical way to connect planning, teaching practice, reflection and enhancement.
Explore the model →Frame of Reference
An overview of the five historical LanQua themes and their role in higher education.
View the framework →Examples from Practice
Practical teaching and quality-enhancement patterns that translate principles into use.
See examples →Guidance Notes
How to use the archive and updated resources without treating them as fixed prescriptions.
Read the guidance →The historic LanQua subject structure
These five themes connect language education with teaching practice, intercultural communication and cultural study. The historical resources remain available alongside our new learning guides.
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
Integrated approaches in which subject learning and language development support one another.
Explore CLIL →Intercultural communication
Knowledge, skills and attitudes for communication across linguistic and cultural contexts.
Explore intercultural communication →Language learning
Language learning for specialists, non-specialists, mobility, instruction and lifelong learning.
Explore language learning →Language teacher education
Teacher preparation, reflective practice, methodology, placement and professional development.
Explore teacher education →Literature and culture
Literary and cultural study as part of language education, communication and critical interpretation.
Explore literature and culture →Papers and reports
Historical reports and research resources, with clear notes on provenance and availability.
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