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Does anyone else know about Lang-8?

It’s a social networking/language learning website that seems to have been started in Japan.  I’ve only tried it for a few days, but it seems a little lighter on the social networking side and a bit heavier on the language learning side.  You post journal (blog/dairy/whatever) entries in your target language and native speakers correct your work for you; in turn, you correct language learners’ work in your native language.  You can also join groups, make friends, etc.  If you’re studying Korean, Chinese, or (especially!) Japanese, this website is a great help.  (I’ve also seen journal entries in Spanish, German, and French as well.)

The website is a little awkward to navigate and often you have to “preview” before you can just post.  But it’s pretty easy to get used to.

Of course, native speakers can miss errors, or can make errors themselves.  But the turn around time is very, very quick and so far I’ve found the corrections very useful.  I hope some other Korean-language learners find it useful!

Posted by 아만다 on Sunday Nov 30, 2008 in Korean Writing Resources Internet Resources | |

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  1. I find it to be a great help in practicing composition.  The corrections I get tend to be on the more colloquial side, but that’s actually good because it takes me out of textbook Korean and exposes me to “natural Korean”.

    Here’s my profile for anyone using the site:
    http://lang-8.com/member/2844

    Japan Posted by Alex from VictoryManual.com  on  Sunday Nov 30, 2008  at  09:51 AM
  2. 제임스's avatar

    Thanks for the recommendation Amanda. I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks and have found it really really useful. My journal is here: http://lang-8.com/member/22247/journals

    Korea (South) Posted by 제임스  on  Sunday Dec 21, 2008  at  02:07 AM
  3. 아만다's avatar

    Duh, I should’ve posted my own profile link!  http://lang-8.com/member/21503

    United States Posted by 아만다  on  Friday Dec 26, 2008  at  11:48 PM

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