http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/ How to Learn Languages the Fun Way with John Fotheringham Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3 http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-7970 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 22:54:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-7970 Hi, I used Lang-8 for a while. It’s a great tool but as soon as you pay to become a member (premium) (in order to get quicker responses) they charge you twice per month, automatically, even if you didn’t sign for automatic payment. I wrote to them but they didn’t reply. Did anybody have the same experience? I thought it was a scam…

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-7065 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:43:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-7065 Hi Alex. While not exactly what you’re looking for, https://rhinospike.com comes pretty close. The site allows you to get free audio recordings by native speakers of 66 languages.

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-7064 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 07:35:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-7064 I would like to know if there is a website with a similar concept as lang-8.com but for audio and listening/speaking. for example, i record my self-introduction of bad japanese into a function on a website and that audio clip is available for native japanese speakers to hear, and then those native japanese speakers can record (speak) and repeat my introduction in their infinitely fluent japanese, then upload that for me to hear (in a native’s voice),

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-6213 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:10:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-6213 Brilliant! Thanks.

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-6212 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:08:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-6212 Yes indeed! For both Chinese and Japanese, I would also highly recommend Skritter.

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-6192 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:13:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-6192 I’ve heard a lot of great things about iTalki, but I haven’t yet taken the plunge. I guess it’s probably time. Would you say the two would be great for Mandarin as well?

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-6173 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:17:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-6173 Lang-8 and iTalki would indeed be great combination for Japanese. I’d also recommend adding in some one-on-one tutoring through iTalki or the like, downloading some podcasts, getting some manga, etc.

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/guest-posts/lang-8/#comment-6172 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:32:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1689#comment-6172 Great post! I started learning Mandarin this year and I would like to learn Japanese in the future, too. I have been using Memrise to practice reading and writing, but it’s a struggle. I had used Lang-8 in the past, but I stopped using it (I’m not really sure why). I definitely want to give it another go now after reading your post. I’m also going to check out iKnow! Thank you for the recommendations.

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