Author
Sumeeti Lalwani
Builder at Lingoken
By day I build, and I love teaching kids to code. On weekends I dance, contemporary and Kathak. Languages are the thing I keep coming back to: I grew up between a few (Sindhi, Hindi, Marathi, English) and I'm still happily stumbling through Spanish, Telugu, and Malayalam. That slow, enjoyable business of actually learning a language convinced me practice has to be something you want to do, which is what we're building at Lingoken. I write here about making language activities people genuinely enjoy.
11 posts by Sumeeti
Does game-based learning actually work? What the research says
An honest look at the evidence on game-based learning: what the meta-analyses found, where the effect is real, and the conditions that decide whether a game teaches anything.
ESL games that work for adult learners (without feeling childish)
Why classroom games built for kids fall flat with adults, and the game formats that respect an adult learner's time, experience, and goals.
Starting German as a nurse: what A1 actually covers, and how to begin
A plain guide for nurses starting German from zero: what the A1 level really covers, a realistic timeline, and where to put your first hours.
ESL speaking activities that work in an online lesson
Why speaking dries up on a screen, and the speaking activities that get adult learners producing language online, mapped to level.
Is a game builder worth paying for as a solo tutor?
An honest cost-benefit look at paying for an activity builder when you teach solo: what's fine on free tiers, what justifies a subscription, and what to look for.
German for the ward: the phrases you use every shift
The German phrases a nurse actually says across a shift, from admission to handover, grouped by the moment they come up, with a game to practise producing them.
Vocabulary review games that actually make it stick
Why most vocabulary review is forgotten by next lesson, and the review game formats that make words stick, mapped to when to use each.
Using AI to build language activities (without the output sounding generic)
How language tutors can use AI to draft activities that fit their actual lesson, with prompting specifics, a human-in-the-loop edit pass, and the mistakes to avoid.
Medical German for nurses: the vocabulary that actually comes up on the ward
The core German medical vocabulary a nurse needs on a German ward, grouped by where it comes up, with a game to practise it and a set you can keep.
Flashcards vs. Quiz vs. Match Pairs: which game fits which lesson
A practical decision guide for language tutors: which activity format fits which learning goal, class size, and live-vs-homework setting.
How to make online language lessons more engaging (without hours of prep)
Practical, low-prep ways to keep online language students engaged, built around retrieval practice, quick games, and reusing the material you already have.