한국어 공책

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!