Learning together…
For those looking for free language learning software, there’s always the online Rosetta Stone alternatives with a twist of collaborative learning such as: LiveMocha, Babbel, MangoLanguages, Bussu, and others (which I will discuss in another post). For those who don’t care so much about the “practicing with a community’” part of it and just want [...]
Of course learning languages can be both fun and challenging. Still in Brazil (in my teenage days) I learned English mostly by listening to my favorite artists, translating their music and making up dialogs in my mind while taking a shower or walking down the street… yes, that crazy… I also used to go on [...]
Interesting post about MMORPGs and language learning. There is no doubt that the social atmosphere of such games as World of Warcraft (referred to in the post above) offer a great opportunity for interaction with people from all kinds of linguistic and cultural backgrounds in a meaningful way, collaborating around a common goal where language [...]
There is the basic difference between a language teacher and an instructional designer: being an instructional designer, one doesn’t always teach that which one knows…
