Livemocha

Late last year and early this year, before my UNE studies commenced, I did some units with Livemocha. It is an interesting way to learn language. The methodology is a type of immersion. Grammar is not formally taught and your submissions and practices are rated and moderated by native speakers. In return you are asked to do the same and in my case I marked and offered help to students learning English. It is very much a social networking site with a purpose. Most of the units of work are free. Though there are schemes for a different tier of learning for paid subscription. During the few months that I learned Mandarin with Livemocha I enjoyed the learning modules.