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Social Networks and Language Learning
A little while ago, we blogged about how internet terms are being translated into other languages. I recently changed my Facebook language setting to Arabic, hoping to acquire some technical Arabic. You just never know when you might need to use words like ﺇﻋﺩﺍﺩﺍﺖ ﺍﻠﺷﺑﻛﺎﺕ (network settings) and المطوّرون (developers)! It's interesting to see how people use social networks to improve their language skills. For example, there are programs out there that allow users to chat with native speakers via Skype. For those of us not lucky enough to constantly be immersed in the language(s) we want to learn, social networks often offer an essential element of language learning: interaction. Many people have even started to use Twitter to learn languages. And it makes sense; language Twitter feeds, much like word-of-the-day calendars, can be short, daily reminders of essential vocabulary and phrases. Everyday, all of us here at Living Language update our Twitter feeds in a number of languages. Here's a short list to get you started: Living Language Twitter And don't forget to fan us on Facebook. If you're feeling adventurous, go ahead, change your Facebook language settings to another language. There's also a hilarious "Pirate English" setting, so enjoy that as well! Tags: facebook, language learning, Twitter
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