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If you would like to tutor in a language at LingQ please contact me at steve at lingq.com.

Adding Images to your Shared Items

The topic of adding images has come up recently on the Forum. In order to remove the risk of infringing copyright laws, we are recommending you use Flickr as a source for images. Here is how to add an image from Flickr:

1. Go to www.flickr.com
2. Click on the Search link or Search button
3. Click on the Advanced Search link beside the Search button on the Search page
4. Enter your search term and tick the two options shown here in the Creative Commons area of the search page. Then click Search.
   
5. All images shown in the results are free for you to use as long as you acknowledge the source of the images in your Item or Collection description. You may also have to indicate the licence of the image if you see "Some right reserved" under Additional Information about the picture.
6. When adding the image to your Item or Collection on LingQ, indicate the Flickr username and profile url in the description field. ie. Image courtesy of mark (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark/)
7. If necessary, indicate the licence terms of the image here as well. ie. Some rights reserved (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). You can just copy this text and link here.
8. Here is an example from the site:
   

How can I tell when my points will expire?

You have 90 days from the day you receive points until they expire. If you spend all the points you received in the following 90 day period, you will not lose any points. To figure out how many points you have spent go to the Points page where you can find all your points related transactions. Look for a transaction where you received points. Add up your point expenditures since that point. If you have spent the same amount or more points since the day you received the points, you will not lose any points.

* For those of you who had points balances on March 3rd, take your balance on that day as the amount of points you received.

Can I use LingQ if I have no knowledge of the language I want to learn?

If you are an absolute beginner please start with the material that is in the Easy Beginners category. Listen often. Reread the text often. Review your saved words in the Vocabulary section. Do not wait until you understand everything in the first item before going on to the second item. Just keep listening and reading and saving words.

Study the flash flash cards of your saved words. Take the time to look up each LingQ card and refine or edit the captured phrase. But most of all listen to your MP3 player. You have to give your brain a chance to get used to the language you are learning.

Steve believes that one condition for success in language learning is to become independent, an independent explorer of the language. It is important to not be concerned about what one does not understand at first. One needs to give the brain a chance to get used to a new language. Listening and reading will do that. Steve did that for Russian and listened to some beginner content items 30 or more time each while doing other chores. You will be surprised how quickly you start to get a sense for the language without any specific instruction or explanation.

How much does an Event cost?

Group Events are booked in 15 minute segments and the length depends on the number of participants. (2 participants = 30 minutes, 3 participants = 45 minutes, etc...) The duration of events is shown in red on the time indicator.

Each 15 minute Event or Event segment costs 500 points ($5).

How do I archive or delete Assignments?

Go to the WorkDesk. For each Item in the list, you will see an Assignment box which contains the Assignment Status. Click on "View" to open up the Assignment. You can then click on the Archive button inside that Assignment to Archive it. If you don't want to keep an Assignment, you can delete it from the WorkDesk Item list by clicking on the Delete link for that Item. This Item/Assignment will be permanently removed from your account.

Please note that all vocabulary you save from all Item/Assignments will stay in your account even after you have archived or deleted an Item/Assignment. Also, note that your Active Assignments total does include Item/Assignments in all languages that you have selected and it includes Completed Item/Assignments as well. Completed assignments are those for which you have clicked the "I'm all done!" button. To find Completed Assignments you must change the Status filter on the WorkDesk Item list page to "Completed".

You can re-open Archived assignments at any time. Just change the Status filter on the WorkDesk to "Archived" and you will see all your archived assignments. Click on any of them, View the Assignment and then click on the Reopen this assignment button. You must have available space in your Active Assignments limit.
 

Why can't I downgrade my membership level?

You can't downgrade because you have too many Active Assignments for your desired membership level. You may only downgrade your membership level if your Active Assignments number is less than the Active Assignments limit for the membership level you would like to downgrade to.
 

Why is my account frozen?

Your account has been temporarily restricted. Either you have *exceeded the Active Assignments limit for your account or your **last payment was declined.

You will not be able to add new Assignments to your WorkDesk until you do one of the following:
   

• Upgrade your membership and add a payment method to increase your Active Assignments limit.
   
• Delete or archive Assignments to stay within your current limit.   

**Active Assignments limit exceeded

If you have more Active Assignments in your WorkDesk than you are allowed by your currently selected membership level, your account will be frozen and you will not be able to add new Assignments to your account. You have not lost any data from your account but you must now either delete or archive Assignments from your WorkDesk or select a new membership level with a larger Active Assignments limit. You will then be able to access new Assignments once again.

*Last payment declined

If the credit card you have on file is declined or you don't have enough money in your cash account to pay for your selected membership, your account will be frozen and your membership level will be temporarily changed to Free. You have not lost any of your data but you must now re-select a new membership level and enter a valid credit card or add a lump sum payment to your account. If you have any questions, please contact LingQ Support.

Where did my Item go after I clicked "I'm all done"?

When you click the "I'm all done button" this changes the status of this item to Completed. You can find Completed items by selecting Completed from the Status filter on the right side of the WorkDesk content list page. By default this filter only shows you New, Open and Updated Items. You must change it to see the Completed Items.

How do you correct writing?

Your writing is corrected by our tutors using our unique correction system. Our tutors correct your mistakes and replace your unnatural phrasing with native speaker phrasing, which makes your language sound natural.