Reposted from Not So Average Mama: http://notsoaveragemama.com/2010/12/02/livemocha-language-lessons/

I’ve always wanted to learn another language, well besides pig latin…someone told me that didn’t count, I beg to differ….  I just do not have the time or money to pay for classes or lessons.  When I was sent an email about Livemocha I had to check it out.  A free online basic language program? Yes!

If you already have a grasp of the language you can pick where to start.  For me I have to start in the basics.  If you know the basics you can start with putting sentences together and things like that.  There are many languages to choose from, I chose Italian because that is what Emma and Lauren are…  read more

SEATTLE– Nov. 22, 2010 – Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning community and one of Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites, today announced the launch of the Teacher/Student Edition of its ground-breaking Livemocha Active Courses for English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Active Courses promise language mastery through the combination of world-class course curriculum, personalized feedback from Livemocha Experts and limitless practice with native speakers.

The Livemocha community contains nearly eight million members from 195 countries, including more than 300,000 trained teachers, many of whom use Livemocha in their classrooms.

“Livemocha already offers the world’s largest language community and the most robust online curriculum in the industry,” said Michael Schutzler, chief executive officer of Livemocha. “Now with the Teacher/Student edition, we put the tools in place for both teacher and…  read more

Reposted from Travel and Leisure: http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/best-travel-websites-2010/28
Best Travel Websites
Learn (or Brush up on) a Language: Livemocha.com
Click Factor: Livemocha combines online lessons (flash cards, videos, multiple-choice questions) with live conversation and lessons with native speakers. The entire process takes place online—make sure you have your Webcam, headphones, and mic working on your computer. More than 35 languages, including French, German, Italian, and Spanish (basic courses are free; active courses from $19.95 a month).

T+L Tip: Sign up for language exchange—where you help others learn—and you may earn free lessons of your own.

Runner-up: rosettastone.com

Reposted from Xconomy: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/09/15/livemocha-seeks-to-upend-rosetta-stone-taking-language-learning-to-new-heights-online/
Thea Chard 9/15/10
Livemocha is ready to kick some language learning butt—at least according to chief executive Michael Schutzler. The Bellevue, WA-based startup is already the largest online language learning community in the world, with over six million members from over 200 countries actively studying some 38 languages—not bad numbers for a 3-year-old company. But this isn’t enough for Schutzler, who has his eyes set on beating popular language learning software company Rosetta Stone.

“Our mission is to do this for every language, and our goal is to get every single person on the planet to converse in multiple languages,” he says.

While this may seem like a pretty lofty ambition, given that there are literally thousands of languages spoken throughout the…  read more

Company Harnesses Power of Social Networking and World-Class Content to Teach Real Conversation Skills Online

BELLEVUE, Wash. – September 14, 2010 – Livemocha, the world’s largest online language learning community, today announced the launch of Livemocha Active Courses™, a set of ground-breaking online language courses for English, French, Italian, German and Spanish that promise conversational fluency through the combination of world-class course curriculum, personalized feedback from Livemocha Experts, and limitless practice with native speakers.

Designed with the help of leading language publishers Pearson and Harper Collins, the new Active Courses provide a set of online self-study courses that match or exceed the educational caliber of traditional textbook curriculum while integrating online community instruction to ensure the level of fluency that only practice…  read more

World-Class Content Combined with Social Networking Promises Conversational English Fluency for Hispanics Eager to Close the Income Gap

BELLEVUE, Wash. – September 14, 2010 – Livemocha, the world’s largest online language learning community, today announced the launch of Livemocha Active English™ – a ground-breaking language program which promises conversational fluency through the combination of world-class course curriculum, personalized feedback from Livemocha Experts, and limitless practice with native speakers.

Livemocha’s mission is to teach everyone in the world a second language, a mission which is especially relevant to the growing U.S. Hispanic community as they work to establish themselves economically and socially in the United States.

According to U.S. Census data, English proficiency among foreign-born income earners has a substantial impact on income…  read more

Reposted from PCWorld: http://www.pcworld.com/article/205446/livemocha_challenges_rosetta_stone.html?tk=hp_new

By Harry McCracken, Technologizer Sep 14, 2010 2:26 pm

Confession time: If there’s such a thing as a language-learning gene, I lack it. Some of my closest relatives have taught foreign languages, but I’ve always considered myself a hopeless case. In school, I took multiple years of French, German, and Latin; I was mediocre at the time, and almost everything I did learn long ago departed my noggin.

Strangely enough, I haven’t given up hope. So I’m intrigued by Livemocha, a language-learning service that’s launching some online courses in the U.S. today after mostly doing business in other countries until now. The company is going up against Rosetta Stone–the 800-pound gorille of computer-assisted language learning….  read more

Reposted from TechFlash: http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/09/livemocha_looks_to_crack_rosetta_stone_with_online_language_service.html

John Cook on Monday, September 13, 2010, 9:00pm PDT

With its distinctive yellow-boxed CD-ROM titles available at airports and mall kiosks throughout the U.S., Rosetta Stone has grown into the top seller of language learning software over the past 18 years. The Arlington, Va.-based company is expected to top $265 million in revenue this year, with the bulk of those sales coming from the traditional packaged-software business.

But a 3-year-old online language learning startup believes that Rosetta Stone is vulnerable. Very vulnerable.

Today, Bellevue-based Livemocha is rolling out five new online language programs called Active Courses that essentially poke a stick right in the eye of its much bigger rival. Available for $150, the new online classes mark the…  read more

Read the full story here: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2012721_2012929_2012923,00.html
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Livemocha

Livemocha offers basic instructional tutorials and exercises in some 30 different languages, but the service’s real value is in its community. Livemocha has assembled more than 6 million members, each listing fluency and linguistic skills. When submitting an exercise, you have the option to get someone in the community to grade your effort, correcting your pitfalls and helping you hone your skills through the careful lens of a native speaker. It’s a social approach to learning a language, and one that’s cheaper than pricey software like Rosetta Stone…  read more

Reposted from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/17/mastering-art-of-partnerships-entrepreneurs-finance-growth-lessons-10-partner.html
Mastering The Art Of Partnerships
Helen Coster and Maureen Farrell, 08.17.10, 06:00 PM EDT
Want to ink a development or distribution deal with large company? Read this first.

Even a relatively low-cost Web operation with a proven strategy needs a helping hand to grow.

Just ask Michael Schutzler, chief executive of Livemocha.com. When its founders launched Livemocha in 2007, the site facilitated language lessons taught by a community of native speakers. (It might post an exercise, like: “Describe your morning.” Someone looking to learn French would describe her morning as best she could and submit her response to a user in Provence, who corrected it for free; that same tutor, looking to learn Mandarin, may have received similar help by…  read more