Michael Schutzler, CEO of Livemocha, examines how the emergence of social networking language technologies have opened doors to multimedia experiences that can either supplement or replace a traditional curriculum.

The often cited Interaction Hypothesis, published nearly 15 years ago by Dr. Michael Long, shows that second language acquisition takes place when meaning must be negotiated in a target language. Two people fumbling through a necessary communication builds persistent and practical language skills much more effectively than any other method. Livemocha, the world’s leading social language learning solution, incorporates both synchronous and asynchronous communication into a skills training based in the whole-part-whole methodology. Language learners can construct their understanding through watching and hearing native speakers in a practice conversation, memorizing key words and phrases through repetition, and collaboratively constructing new knowledge with their peers.

Livemocha Webinar — CEO Michael Schutzler from Nate Sooter on Vimeo.