My Language Exchange: Ancient Site But Still Great (Review)

In this review, I'll share my thoughts on a classic 'mostly free' resource for language learning - MyLanguageExchange.com. BLOGHOW-TO'SREVIEWSPODCASTRESOURCES:SpanishFrenchItalianGermanPortugueseRussianArabicKoreanJapaneseMandarinHindiOtherHow-To'sLATESTHOW-TO'S:HowToCurse(Swear)InDutch:TheInfectiveInvectivePresentProgressiveTenseInSpanish:Beginner'sGuideHowToCongratulateSomeoneInSpanish:Phrases&ExamplesTheFormal&Informal'You'InDutch(UvsJij)ExplainedMOREHOW-TO'SReviewsPOPULARREVIEWS:RocketLanguagesBabbelPimsleurRosettaStoneMichelThomasitalkiGlossikaTalkInArabicLivingLanguageAssimilFluentUSeeAllReviewsBlogLATESTBLOGPOSTS:TheMainDifferencesBetweenFormalAndInformalSpanishFrenchvsItalian:MainDifferencesAllLearnersShouldKnow8ExcellentFrenchMoviesOnNetflixToLearnFrenchFromSpanishvsCatalan:CrucialSimilaritiesAndDifferencesMOREBLOGPOSTSPodcastAboutAboutTheMezzofantiGuildAboutDonovanCurrentlylearning:GreekResourcesSELECTALANGUAGE:ArabicResourcesSpanishResourcesFrenchResourcesItalianResourcesGermanResourcesMandarinChineseResourcesHindiResourcesPortugueseResourcesKoreanResourcesJapaneseResourcesRussianResourcesOtherLanguageResourcesJointheGuildEssentialLanguageToolsHOME/REVIEWS/MyLanguageExchange:AncientSiteButStillGreat(Review)WrittenbyDonovanNagelReadtime1minsComments1MyLanguageExchange.comhasbeenaroundforeverandappearstohavebarelychanged,butitstillprovidesgreatvalue.TryMyLanguageExchangeMyLanguageExchangePricing:Free+Premiumplanat$6permonthPositivesExcellentwaytomeetotherlanguagelearnersandpenpalsMillionsofnativespeakerstoconnectwithChatcompanionwithlessonplansCostsalmostnothingforpremiumNegativesAncientwebsiteSummaryMyLanguageExchange.comisovertwodecadesoldandhasbarelychangedinthattime,yetsurprisinglystilloffersgreatvalueforfindingotherlanguagelearnerstoconnector'penpal'with.Itmayalsobetheonlylanguageexchangesitethatfacilitatesthemeetingandtheactualstructureoftheconversationviapre-madelessonplans.Depth:Thisis'content'richness.HowcomprehensiveisMyLanguageExchangeanddoesittakeyoufarintermsoflevels,orisitmoresuitedtolowlevel/touristlearners?Uniqueness:IsMyLanguageExchangeinnovativeorisitjustanimitation?Doesithaveauniquesellingproposition(USP)thatmakesitstandoutamongcompetitors?Quality:Overallproductqualityindicatorthatcoverseverythingfromvideo/dialogueclarity,authenticity,explanations,andeffectiveness.Cost:IsMyLanguageExchangeacceptablypricedandhowdoesitspricingcomparetomarketcompetition?SeeMyLanguageExchangeAlternativesMyLanguageExchange.comwastheveryfirstlanguagelearningwebsiteIeverused,allthewaybackinhighschooltwodecadesago.😊Afterallthistime,thewebsiteisgoingstrongwithanactivecommunityofover3millionusers-it’sgrownalotsincethenyetoddlystillhungontoitsprimitiveplatform/design.Truestory:Oneoftheveryfirstlanguageexchange‘penpals’ImetontheMyLanguageExchangewebsitewasaRussianguyfromStavropol(IhadabrieffascinationwithRussianlongbeforeItookitupseriouslymanyyearslater).Wekeptintouchforalongtimebywrittenletter(Istillhavehishandwrittenlettersandphotoshesentme).Asmyregularreadersknow,IendedupmovingtoRussiainmyearlythirtieswhereIbecamefluentinRussian,andfinallyhadthechancetogostaywithhiminMoscow.OneofthebestexperiencesI’veeverhadandIcreditMyLanguageExchangeformakingithappen.😊Thegeneralconceptofthesiteisquitesimple:youcreateaprofilewithyourlanguagepreferences,youbrowsethelistofnativespeakers,andyouconnectbyemail.Inthatregard,it’snotmuchdifferenttoitalki(readreview).WhereitdoesdifferisthatMyLanguageExchangeprovidesstructuretoyouronlinechattingthroughwhattheycallaChatCompanionandapreferredmethodologyreferredtoastheCormiermethod(devisedbyCELM).Onlinechatsessionsaredoneinsmallgroupsandtimedcarefully.Ofcourse,noneofthisisactuallynecessaryandyoucanusetheplatformsimplytomeettherightnativespeakers.Onethingthat’sgreataboutthissiteisthatbecauseit’smostlyfree,itattractsnativespeakersfromobscurepartsoftheworldwhomayspeakaminoritylanguagethatyoucan’tfindanywhereelse.Thepremiumpricingenablesyoutoinitiatecontact(that’stheprimarybenefit),otherwiseyou’rerestrictedtoreceivingmessagesonly.Overall,MyLanguageExchange.comisstillareallyhandysiteformakingfriendsandparticipatingingrouplanguageexchanges.SeeMyLanguageExchangePricing:Free+Premiumplanat$6permonthAlternativesGrabthelinktothisarticleCopyLinkClassesPreviousFluenzReview:NotBadButThereAreBetterAlternativesNextTurkishUncoveredReview(StoryLearning):TheBestI'veSeenSupportmebysharing:LetmehelpyoulearnalanguageJOINTHEGUILD:JoinNowDonovanNagel-B.Th,MAAppLingI'manAppliedLinguisticsgraduate,teacherandtranslatorwithapassionforlanguagelearning(especiallyArabic).Currentlylearning:GreekCOMMENTSFlytrap:CommentPolicy:Ilovecommentsandfeedback(positiveandnegative)butIhavemylimits.You'reinmyhomeheresoactaccordingly.NOADVERTISING.Linkswillbeautomaticallyflaggedformoderation.Thiswasawonderfulsuggestion,thankyou.BasedonyourarticleIjoinedthefreeversion.Thisisawonderfulresourcewithmanyotherlearningarticlesandopportunities.ButformeIjoinedspecificallytofindaSpanish/Englishexchangewithjustoneregularpartner.ThewebsiteisverymuchlikeaCraiglistforlanguageexchange.Ipostedmydetailsandexactneeds,andcansearchtheotherprofilesandlistingsforotherpeop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