Livemocha: Do You speak English, Parla l'Italiano, あ な た が 話 す 英語?

In one of the comments to the article "English lessons online for everyone"The reader mentioned another service Livemocha. So we decided there is also a little digging.

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The fact that I have been there for a long time to register an account and a few of my friends speak very positively about this service, and actively use it. Frankly, I did not have the discipline and "stick-pinalochki" for permanent employment. Maybe it is time to again take up the granite of science?

The main "trick» Livemocha - having a partner (native speaker), who can correct your mistakes and explain in detail why it is written so and not otherwise. That is, you get a live chat online with native speakers from around the world, who will gently guide you and help to learn not only the basics of the language, but also the nuances of regional, if it's you interested. All countries have their own dialect. For example, Italy's north does not always understand the south (hello, Naples), said Texans are quite different from those who lives, for example, in Utah, etc. None of the standard off-line language courses are not you such dadst diversity.

But Livemocha is only partially free. There are free and paid courses. Free, you can learn all the basic courses. A language there are very, very much: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Putonghua, Finnish, Estonian, Croatian, Turkish, Japanese and even very, very much!

If you want to learn foreign languages ​​more intensively, you can choose paid courses. But they are much cheaper than offline. The cost ranges from $ 10 and up to 40 and above.

To view advise you to choose the number of core courses and practice on them. And then you have to decide for yourself whether you want to move on to paid courses.

When registering, you specify their mother tongue and the language that would like to study, specifying your level of knowledge. Then, you choose a basic course to start with, which consists of several chapters and sections. Which in turn are divided into reading, writing, speaking, etc. You can also learn the language of the card and create your card (for which, incidentally, also account for scores)

When you exercise you will total and balls on a special scale will show your progress. There are scores Mocha and Master points, with their help, it is determined by your success in language learning. But they account for a reason. If you are a diligent student and earned a lot of balls, you get a bonus in the form of additional free exercise. Points can be earned not only successfully completing quests, but also as a teacher.

The system is quite interesting and Stoi order to not be lazy and create potestit her at baseline levels. Sometimes it is very convenient. For example, before a trip to Turkey, Egypt, Japan or China. I think that the basic set of words for at least a partial understanding of the local population in such countries, you are very, very useful!