Livemocha

Hello again everyone! Today I would like to introduce you a website which can be used for English learning. Its name is Livemocha, and it is an online language learning website. After being registered with your e-mail, you can get lessons, do activities, help other language learners and have language partners. Livemocha aims to reach learners from beginners to advanced ones as there are lessons at all levels. It is available both for young and adult learners.The website was found in 2007 and now it belongs to Rosetta Stone. If you want to have a look for further information about the website , you can click here.

   When you go to the home page, first you need to create an account. 

After creating your account, you will see a page in which you can choose your lessons according to your level. In this page, you can also see the lessons you have received and there are "Help others" and "Language partners" sections. On the right side of the page, partner suggestion and notifications are available. 

Next, we choose a lesson. I chose a L6 lesson for you to show the activities. When we begin a lesson there are Introduction, Vocabulary, Usage, Usage Practise, Read/Write, Read/ Speak, Listen/Write, Listen/Speak sections.

In the Introduction part, there is a video with a sound and it tells a story while teaching grammar. Before doing your activities, you are watching the video and learn the subject. All the other activities are related to this video. For example in this video, there is a woman who cannot decide whether eat outside or cook at home so she asks for advice from her friends and family and they give recommendations by using If i were you, i would...'. So while you are watching this, you learn the grammar in a meaningful context and for communication.

After the Introduction part, Vocabulary section meets you, In this part, you are studying the words which are found in the video. The verbs are listed as cards, while one side of the card shows you the name and picture of the word, the other side gives the definition and examples. If you understand the verb, you should click 'Got it', but if you have some difficulties then you can click 'Still Learning'. At the end of this activity, Livemocha gives you a report, so you can see your situation.

The third part is Usage. In Usage, the website shows the rules, gives explanation and also teaches the grammatical structures.

The next one is Usage Practise. In this section, you are doing variable activities such as; fill in the blanks, listening etc. With the help of this activity, you are repeating some structures and it asks you to choose the correct pronunciation so your listening skills can improve and you may become familiar with authentic accent.

In the Read/Write part, the activity gives you a situation and asks for a response. This improves your writing skills and it offers you a real-life-like situation. 

In the Read/Speak part, you are the one who is talking. Just allowing Livemocha to use your microphone, it is easy to give your answers by speaking. After completing the activity, it is possible to get feedback from 3 different options and in this way  it is also possible to see pronunciation.

Listen/Write part allows you a real communication. First, you listen the audio and then give your response. In this activity you are both improving your listening skills and also learn how you should speak in a given situation.

The last section is Listen/Speak. This time you are not writing your response but rather give it by speaking so it is very helpful for your speaking skills and also you can get feedback in this activity.

What about  my opinions about Livemocha? 

I found Livemocha very useful and helpful for language learners. First of all, I really like that there are no advertisements in the website because this shows me that it is reliable and i can create my own page in which i am able to get lessons, study them over and over, see my improvement and get feedback. In Livemocha, you can study all language skills, listening, writing, reading and speaking. Also, I like the cooperative side as you can connect with other learners from all around the world. It is also possible to help  learners. Helping others and making the activities correctly give you extra points which mean that you can receive more lessons. Livemocha can be used individually or by a teacher in the classroom. For example, if the teacher teaches Conditionals in the classroom, he/she can use my example lesson. First the class watch the video and then the teacher can use vocabulary cards and make a game from these cards. English is not the only language; you can choose which language you want to learn. What I like very much is that there is a blog (you can go to the blog page by clicking here). In this blog, you can find a lot of sources created by other people. I want to finish my post by recommending you Livemocha and all other reliable online language learning websites. We have a lot of websites and sources so do not miss them! :)