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Title | Article: Learning a Language From an Expert, on the Web |
Body | From http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/29/technology/personaltech/29basics.html?_r=1 Learning a Language From an Expert, on the Web By PETER WAYNER July 28, 2010 If there is any truth to the old Russian proverb that enemies parrot yes while friends say no, then it is easy to form fast friendships on Livemocha.com, a Web site devoted to helping people learn languages by swapping messages over the Internet and then correcting each other’s messages. Livemocha, a Seattle company with $14 million in venture capital financing, mixes a social network with lessons for more than 38 of the world’s more common languages. Not every service is as well structured. MyLanguageExchange.com just maintains lists of people who know certain languages and want to learn others. Anyone can search the database, but only gold members, who pay $24 a year, can send e-mail easily to others. Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/29/technology/personaltech/29basics.html?_r=1 |
Source | New York Times |
Inputdate | 2010-08-07 10:48:22 |
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Publishdate | 2010-08-09 00:00:00 |
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