An explosion of online language learning

[Francis Hult]

Taipei Times

 

Learning from a native speaker in your home

 

LiveMocha, a free site where members can download free language lessons, is part of an explosion of online language learning

 

The best way to learn a foreign language may be to surround yourself with native speakers. But if you can't manage a trip abroad, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, bringing native speakers within electronic reach for hours of practice. 

 

Web-based services now on the market let people download a daily lesson in French or Hindi, pop on their headsets, and then use Internet telephone services and the power of social networks to try their conversational skills with tutors or language partners from around the world.

 

Full story:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/bizfocus/archives/2008/02/17/2003401716

 

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