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What can I do if I have a problem while downloading an Icebreaker or the vocabulary cards?
What do I do once I have downloaded an Icebreaker?
Is this a safe website to shop from?
How do I use the vocabulary cards?
What is the difference between videos and Icebreakers?
What do “Icebreakers” exactly consist on?
Is Bablingua a new method to learn a foreign language?
Why are not longer videos available?
What can I do if I have a problem while downloading an Icebreaker or the vocabulary cards?
Do not worry, after purchasing an item from our website, it will be registered in your account. You will always be able to access it and download it as many times as you wish. You just need to go to "Your account" and select the file you would like to download.
What do I do once I have downloaded an Icebreaker?
After purchasing an Icebreaker you will be able to download its zip file. That file contains the video in high resolution, the MP3 audio files and the PDF document with the activities and the answer key. The video file has a .wmv format that makes it compatible with most of the available players, such as Windows Media Player, The KMPlayer, PowerDVD, RealPlayer, MPlayer, VLC Media Player, Zoom Player and Media Player Classic.
You can print and photocopy all the worksheets included in the PDF file. Therefore, you should not have to install any additional program, as long as your computer has a video player and the free Adobe Reader to open PDF files.
Transport and handling charges are only applied to the purchase of physical items, such as DVDs or books (in the video section).
When we display a price, we like it to be the final one, so you really know how much our products cost before entering any details. However, due to the importance of transport costs, we have decided to set a $15.00 flat rate that only applies to mail orders below $80.00.
Is this a safe website to shop from?
We are obviously aware of the risks of on-line shopping. For that reason, all of our sales are done through Paypal, so you will never be asked to enter your credit card details in our web page. You just need a Paypal account or a credit card, nothing else.
How do I use the vocabulary cards?
Our vocabulary cards can only be downloaded from our website in a PDF file. We believe this is a good idea for teachers who do not have time to make them themselves, but do not want to spend a lot of money buying cards either.
We will add new vocabulary card sets and games to play with the cards, since they are in our opinion one of the best ways to teach vocabulary.
What is the difference between videos and Icebreakers?
Icebreakers are only available to download directly from our website. We understand there are teachers who might prefer to work with a traditional DVD and booklet, so we are also offering compilations of Icebreakers which you can order on-line and receive by mail. DVDs also contain some extra features, such as Spanish subtitles and photos.
In addition to that, our longer videos would take too long to download, so we have decided to commercialize them in DVD. These videos are divided in different parts, so teachers can also use them as short videos.
What do “Icebreakers” exactly consist on?
We use the term “Icebreaker” for very short videos (usually less than ten minutes long) which are perfect to give the students a general overview about a certain topic.
All of our Icebreakers also include reading, grammar and listening activities to help students understand the video, and also to study that topic in depth.
Is Bablingua a new method to learn a foreign language?
No, Bablingua does not compete with any existing method or textbook. It does not replace any of the available materials to learn a language. We offer additional videos, texts and listening exercises that complement the ones you already have.
We focus on creating materials for teachers, and we trust them to use our resources in the way that best benefits their class. We do not include detailed instructions about how to work with those materials, but we provide enough exercises to suit a wide range of levels.
Why are not longer videos available?
We believe videos are a great resource in a foreign language classroom, but videos above 20 minutes long might only be appropriate for upper levels. A short video is usually much more effective: teachers can play them and stop them as many times as they want, without having to spend a whole class every time they want to work with a certain video.
We are also aware of the effort students have to make in order to understand it, so we try to adapt the duration to their attention span.
We have adopted the Common European Framework, which establishes six different levels. We are currently making materials for the first four: