Livemocha on CNN
Posted by Clint on 23 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Resources
This is pretty cool… Livemocha on CNN!
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Free online learning
With the boom in social media, it makes sense that learning a language online would take on a Facebook-like component. My general impression is that these are great ways to exchange languages with people all over the world…
With Livemocha, you get to learn the language of your choice while helping others who want to speak your native tongue. Once you complete a structured lesson, you submit your own writing and audio recordings to other users for feedback. Reading a sentence aloud and then sending my recording off was pretty intimidating, but I got a response within 10 minutes from a girl in Russia who gave it five stars and a “Good!!” — although she was surely too kind.
I also got to review English submissions from other users, which felt especially gratifying because I had just been in their uncomfortable situation of sending off my words to strangers.
8 Comments »
on 23 Oct 2009 at 8:03 pm 1.Bethany W. said …
I just found this site through that very article! I’ve only gotten a bit through the first lesson, but it’s looking good.
on 23 Oct 2009 at 8:55 pm 2.Awad elzany said …
Hello dears
How are you ?
My mane AWAD MOHAMMD , I live in libya ,I’m married and have children .
Now I’m learning English for my job and I love it .
think a lot
AWAD ELZANY
BEST REGARDS .
on 23 Oct 2009 at 9:12 pm 3.ABDULALI ALSHARIEF said …
My friend from Kazakhstan told me about Livemocha for languages learning, but I found in it many things maybe not find in other sites, like cultures, friends, helping, sharing with others.
Thanks for Livemocha.
on 24 Oct 2009 at 12:57 am 4.Gallen said …
Grats! hmm, the article reminds me of my first experience at LM, though I haven’t yet submitted a recording yet. :3
on 27 Oct 2009 at 9:20 pm 5.Adonai said …
Yes, as a language teacher, I can only say : “Where ya been all m’life?” Students love it, they learn so much faster.
on 03 Nov 2009 at 7:42 pm 6.gala (russian) said …
just got registered with livemocha today!
my first impressions (after browsing for a couple of hours, completing my first Spanish lesson, getting some comments on it and making some friends) – excellent site!
the greatest impression was the feeling of being in it together with other learners, especially the native-language-speakers who so kindly helped me and commented on my task!
Viva la Livemocha and viva los friendly native-Spanish-speakers!
on 10 Nov 2009 at 1:23 am 7.waimaoseo said …
I’m learning japanese for my job in livemocha and I love it.
on 10 Dec 2009 at 2:53 am 8.ritab_84 said …
Ciao a tutti!!!
sono Rita una ragazza italiana di 25 anni,che ha tanta voglia e necessità di imparare la lingua araba, a mio dire un’impresa ardua e alquanto impossibile…comunque questo sito sembrerebbe proprio
fare al caso mio…dai commenti che ho letto finora,tutto perfetto…si parla addirittura di CNN,che dire…fantastico!!!(ps.io ho trovato un’ottima pubblicità sulla rivista Glamour e ho deciso di accedere al sito)
Sono davvero entusiasta!Non vedo l’ora di iniziare il mio percorso…spero di farcela…
non aggiungo altro perchè fino ad ora ho potuto dare,come si dice,una “breve occhiata”..
alla prossima…Rita
ps é la prima volta,ho scritto in italiano perchè magari qualcuno lo sta imparando…in bocca al lupo!!!