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Livemocha is an exciting e-learning Web 2.0 startup founded by a group of experienced and successful entrepreneurs based in the Seattle area. Livemocha addresses a $20 billion worldwide language learning market fueled by rapid globalization, immigration and travel. Livemocha is a first of its kind web based language learning solution integrating online instructional content with a global community of language learners. Livemocha is a venture funded company backed by Maveron, a leading Seattle based venture firm with tremendous consumer and e-learning expertise.
We started LiveMocha to ride one of the greatest macro economic trends of our time – globalization. According to Goldman Sachs, by 2025, the BRIC economies will account for more than half the GDP of the G6 economies and by 2050, they will be larger than the G6 economies. Along with globalization, we have seen a tremendous boom in immigration and travel between various countries. In 2000, over 95 million people immigrated to other countries. International arrivals are projected to grow from 694 million to 1.6 billion by 2020 with East Asia and the Pacific expected to record the highest growth rates.
Rapid globalization has created a tremendous need for people all over the world to better understand and interface with different cultures in the course of their work and travels. Foreign language learning, therefore, has emerged as a pressing need that’s critical to the success of emerging economies and global trade. Interest in English language learning has skyrocketed especially in the BRIC countries with government mandated programs in many countries to ensure English language literacy. However, business people in developing economies are also increasing appreciating that they cannot rely solely on English to conduct and win business in these emerging economies. As a result, languages such as Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian etc. has seen a commensurate level of interest.
While globalization has increased the interest in language learning in the 21st century, solutions from existing vendors remain stuck in the 90s relying on outdated CD ROM technology. The internet today with increasing broadband penetration and VOIP adoption offers the perfect platform to create a compelling online language learning solution. Like many other Web 2.0 companies, we believe we can significantly disrupt the market and deliver significant new value by leveraging the latest trends in social networking to connect people in new and exciting ways and leverage their collective intelligence.
Livemocha is available today with support for six popular languages – English, Spanish, French, Hindi, German, and Mandarin Chinese. Key elements of Livemocha’s learning approach include:
- Dynamic lesson content – Lesson plans include over 160 hours of beginner and intermediate level content teaching everyday conversational language along with a full range of practical reading, listening, writing and speaking exercises. Livemocha also leverages the native language expertise of its members by allowing them to enhance the content with grammar tips, alternative phrases and colloquialisms.
- Global community – Members all over the world can utilize their native language proficiency to teach and learn from other members of the community. Users have the option of practicing structured conversation exercises with a native speaker or submitting a writing or an audio sample of an exercise for a native speaker to edit or correct. These community-based interactive tools in Livemocha help build a strong engaged language community.
- Motivational system – For most people with little free time, learning a language can take a back seat to their busy lives. Through competitions, a language buddy system and community encouragement, Livemocha provides the tools to keep learners motivated and making steady progress.
on 29 Sep 2008 at 7:49 am 1.Loi said …
I am very glad of workink with Livemocha. It is very useful.
I want to observe than Spanish sometimes is not vey good. I mean it is not Spanish from Spain.
How can I help you?
And how can I help you for Catalan?
Kind regards
on 30 Sep 2008 at 10:42 am 2.serena said …
I hope my english will have progress in Livemocha
on 04 Nov 2008 at 1:17 am 3.zhaolijiao said …
I can speak a little English .
on 26 Nov 2008 at 6:42 am 4.myra said …
hi!
i have a question about the fees…
after read the terms and conditions,livemocha will charge fees anytime they want..
its that correct?
on 12 Jan 2009 at 2:52 pm 5.yacine said …
hey to everybody
on 14 Jan 2009 at 9:09 pm 6.Rao Aimei said …
Dear Livemocha manager,
I couldn’t find the Travel Spoken English 101 ana 102
any more on Livemocha, why? Did you cancel this courses? I want to learn theses courses urgently. Please let me know where I can get the Lessons?
You always gave me a feedback with the same copy letter before.They were not helpful. I need the exact specific answer.
Thanks
Aimei Rao
on 14 Jan 2009 at 9:17 pm 7.Rao Aimei said …
Dear Livemocha manager,
I couldn’t find the Travel Spoken English 101 ana 102
any more on Livemocha, why? Did you cancel this courses? I want to learn theses courses urgently. Please let me know where I can get the Lessons?
You always gave me a feedback with the same copy letter before.They were not helpful. I need the exact specific answer.
Thanks
Aimei Rao
on 19 Apr 2009 at 7:36 pm 8.Arturo said …
Hi.
Is t correct to said: “What were you doing all morning? Everybody is looking for you.”
on 28 May 2009 at 9:18 pm 9.sara said …
hi…
Dear Livemocha manager!!
i wont to share native language speakers who can i?? i try my best but no benefit???please send me the way of contact with them
on 29 May 2009 at 1:13 am 10.Xavier said …
This is by far the best way to learn a new language. I have just 2 weeks learning french and I can already make sentences with it. I know I still have to work on it harder to get the top of the hill, but untill now I feel VERY satisfied.
I would like to suggest to add danish, swedish or norwegian to the list. Those are the only languages that are required in livemocha to make it a superb platform for both beginners and advanced learners!
I know of some people that could help in the development of the system for this languages. If I can make something to help as well, just hit my mailbox at livemocha or at un.sujeto@hotmail.com
on 02 Jun 2009 at 7:14 pm 11.Marcia said …
I do not understand how to record the audio passages. When I click on the link nothing happens. pleasetell me ho to do it so I can complete my lessons,
on 03 Jun 2009 at 7:35 am 12.sarah said …
I want to learn the north korea language…….who could help me???????thank you
on 05 Jun 2009 at 12:14 am 13.Kalebe said …
I´m very, very, very glad, ´cause it´s helping me a lot, I´m learning some Russian, and I love it…
on 10 Jun 2009 at 7:48 pm 14.cherie.w said …
i hope ……in mocha ,,Learn more and speak more English fluently……and make more friend ….^^.
i’m from China ,,,If there is a Chinese friend here…please contact….or QQ number….181398834.looking forward to your reply
….^^
on 13 Jun 2009 at 10:31 pm 15.kakha said …
Thank..Evrybodys hwo workes in Livemocha, This is very good for peple hwo whants sta study.
on 14 Jun 2009 at 12:00 am 16.Valentina said …
I can teach the course Law in English
on 14 Jun 2009 at 12:48 am 17.姸欣 said …
I am very glad of workink with Livemocha. It is very useful.I can speak a little English .
on 19 Jun 2009 at 3:01 am 18.prof joao junior said …
Hi,
I’d like to know what I could do in order to get a job as online english and portuguese tutor for livemocha.
I also have a friend of mine who lives in sweden.
Spanish is his native language and like me he’d also like to became a spanish tutor for livemocha. what could he possibly do?
thank you for your help!
on 22 Jun 2009 at 1:03 am 19.khonsa said …
I hope livemocha can make me speak in language world [english, french, arabic atc] thanx mocha,,, nice with you,,,:} and now I know. I can speaks in english, french…. amin…………..
good luck forever
on 05 Jul 2009 at 1:05 am 20.fangheshi said …
I hope I can make good progress here
on 09 Jul 2009 at 12:56 pm 21.lenutzika said …
hi,everybody..i am Lenutzika.i’m from Romania and i need learn english…please help me…
on 24 Jul 2009 at 6:43 am 22.may said …
i need to know more learn Deutsche please heip me more Danke.
on 19 Aug 2009 at 11:10 pm 23.salim said …
Livemocha es excelente, gracias a esta página he aprendido alemán y lo mejor es que tengo una buena pronunciación. Me siento más seguro hablar en Alemán que en otro idioma (excepto el español, claro está).
on 01 Sep 2009 at 6:20 am 24.googoo said …
I need to known more lean English grammar Please help me .
on 16 Sep 2009 at 8:47 pm 25.Abdullah said …
thank you.
on 16 Sep 2009 at 8:59 pm 26.James Burnette said …
livemocha.com I like what you have done in your website, you have many languages for people to learn, and I was wondering if you could add languages like Afrikaans, Swahili,and Sweedish. I would really like to know those languages.
on 16 Sep 2009 at 9:04 pm 27.James Burnette said …
Oh and can you add in Brittish English to?
on 16 Sep 2009 at 10:29 pm 28.Kleber said …
Livemocha is different from other methodologies because of the social network features embedded on it. The interaction with other users who are learning the same language as you or are native on the language is important to help the progress in learning a foreign language. Thanks Livemocha team!
on 19 Sep 2009 at 8:43 pm 29.i0dtk said …
I find it very hard to read Arabic with the character size normally in use. My computer resolution does not allow me to distinguish Arabic letters easily. I must stick my nose on the screen
So far that was the main obstacle in my learning. Is it possible to ease my job?
on 06 Nov 2009 at 7:51 pm 30.PAS said …
You have a great service! Thanks for that!