Is there any good webpage where I can learn some English?- Was the simple question a relative asked me on a Sunday lunch. Something better than Mansioningles.com?
When it comes to using technology for learning purposes there are different methods, some much better than the others in terms of results and didactic interfaces. Therefore , I think, there is a virtual learning community one step forward. A webpage for free, where you can learn languages effectively. I am talking about Livemocha.com.
Let me teach you something about this marvel: once you log on, you choose a language, then the level you consider you are supposed to start at(beginner, intermediate or expert). And finally you just click on First Lesson! What you find there is a mixture of traditional methods with online practice that makes it really entertaining and catching. But, what makes it different from the rest is that you have real interaction with native speakers from all around the world.
While you are learning, there are different types of exercises, but the best ones are those in which you write a short passage or record a small paragraph and then you send it to random people to correct it, a few minutes later you have 5 or 10 different corrections made by native speakers. And what is even better is that they congratulate and encourage you to keep on learning, Voce pode contar com nossa ajuda. Abraços- Was the last one I got.
We all know for sure, there is nothing like having a teacher in front of us. But if distance, time and money are not helping you, there is a Livemocha membership waiting for you and offering a real opportunity to learn a little bit more about a language. What are you waiting for ?!
