At one time Nova ads boastfully declared to offer a "study abroad experience at your local train station". And to the commuter so it seemed. Nova was as ubiquitous as Coke or KFC.

But behind the scenes and on teacher Internet bulletin boards Nova was downright dubious.

It was common practice for new teachers who had never taught, to get just three days training preparation and then be giving eight lessons a day.

To be sure, Nova was the fast food of language learning though for years, its nutritional value was always a little suspect.

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wallowing in its wake - wallow - clumsy rolling about e.g. the pig wallowed in the mud

wake - what follows

left wallowing in its wake - the effect that many people are left on their hands and knees not knowing what to do

assuage - lessen, ease,

implosion - the opposite of explosion, when something falls apart internally

stranded - left with nowhere to go

semantic nuance - semantic refers to aspects of meaning and a nuance is a small detail - so looking at the small details of meaning in the language, often a nuance is difficult to see or notice

boastfully - to show off, boldly state, to brag

ubiquitous - everywhere

dubious - doubtful, not certain

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