In the 1630s the Czech pedagogue, Jan Comenius, put forward the view that language teaching should be based, not on grammatical rules, but on inductive principles, examples, illustrations, reading and speaking. He later became known as a teacher of nations and a father of modern education. The inlingua method closely reflects the ideas presented by Comenius.

The inlingua method of teaching languages is the result of decades of practical experience. The primary aim of the inlingua method is to enable the student to communicate as competently as possible in the language being learnt. The main emphasis of the method is on the spoken word since it is only by speaking the language that the student will acquire oral competence. With more than 35 years of its successful implementation, the success of the method is certain.

The “inlingua method” of teaching is very different from the conventional method. It is student focused and aims at developing well-structured oral skills. This is achieved by choosing familiar contexts for efficient acquisition of reflexes, by taking into account students' needs, objectives and interests, and by ensuring that the students' talking time in the classroom is close to 80%.