Creating a World without Barriers

10 Common Mistakes English Learners Make (And How to Fix Them!)

Originally posted on July 13, 2012 By Miranda González   As a teacher for LiveEnglish with Livemocha on Facebook, I usually like to start my class with a warm-up question like “What do you like to do in the summer?” or “If you had a million dollars, what would you buy?” These warm-up questions serve two…  read more

Grammatical Gender. Or, “Why Mascara is Masculine.”

Guest post by Luke Rudge   If you’ve ever learned a language, or are in the process of doing so, then chances are that you’ve been subject to learning the perils of a little thing known as grammatical gender. Native speakers of a gendered language make it look easy, but for non-native learners, especially if English…  read more

A What? In Your What? – A Lesson in English Idioms

Let’s have some more fun with English idioms This time we will be talking about idioms that follow this construction: “A __ in your __.” In English, as in most languages, there are some pretty strange idiomatic and colloquial phrases that can make a language learner’s head spin*. Here’s a short list of some common…  read more

Release Updates for the New Livemocha Experience

Our world-class development team is making great strides on a daily basis creating the best language-learning tool the market has ever seen. As we continue to build out our new platform and prepare for its release, we will be sharing updates about the user experience that we know will be of interest to our current and…  read more

Livemocha is looking for Language Contributors

Help others learn your language! Livemocha is looking for enthusiastic contributors to complete 20-lesson “Starter Packs” in their native language. These contributors will be working on a web-based template to create Level 1 Activity Sets covering topics assigned by Livemocha such as the alphabet, numbers, greetings, dates, etc. To learn more about this opportunity, join us for a free…  read more

Introducing: Livemocha Classroom

Livemocha Classroom is a drop-in-based, unlimited set of online, instructor-led conversation classes designed to help you become fluent in English quickly and effectively. These live group lessons are taught by expert instructors and are focused on conversation practice with your teacher and with other English learners from all around the world. Give it a try – and get the instruction, support, and practice you need to start speaking English with confidence.

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Live, Instructor-led Group Lessons

Livemocha Classroom is an online, instructor-led learning experience designed to help you become fluent in English quickly and effectively. Combining live group lessons with unlimited access to our award-winning Active English online course, Livemocha Classroom provides the instruction, support, and practice you need to start speaking English – for real.

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Learning with the Livemocha Community

The Livemocha community is made up of language enthusiasts: teachers, language experts, other language learners, and native speakers proud of their language and heritage.  Community members help each other learn in a myriad of ways: they leave comments in response to practice exercises, build mini-lessons within exercise feedback,  have practice conversations via text, video or audio chat,  provide language practice and culture tips, and give much-needed encouragement.

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The Livemocha Methodology

We believe that language is not merely an academic subject but rather a performing art – something that must be actively practiced in order to master. A learner can watch people speak a new language, memorize all of the grammar rules, and talk about the language ad nauseam. But to truly speak a language, a learner must actually try it out with a partner. Real conversational fluency takes good instruction, a dose of courage, and a lot of real-life practice.

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Opportunities for Expert Teachers

At Livemocha, we believe that providing opportunities for learners and instructors to share and connect is good for everyone. And so we’ve built a system in which teachers can expand their reach to the global stage.  From tutoring individuals and teaching group lessons to creating instructional content or even using Livemocha in their own brick-and-mortar classrooms, teachers have the opportunity to bring their talents to learners worldwide.

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Solutions for Organizations

Livemocha’s solutions for organizations help groups ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to schools to libraries eliminate language and cultural barriers and unleash the possibilities that come with global communication. Fusing traditional learning methods with online practice with native speakers from around the world, Livemocha’s unparalleled learning experience promises conversational fluency.

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