Language Exchange PartnerコミュのLet's start it

始めまして、
ブラジル人です。
日本語レベルあまり良くないだけど。。。

Yoshiさん　こんばんは、
I think I have some good ideas to
make language exchange over the net
very interesting and workable for anybody.

a) authentication
First, use Orkut or Mixi to provide evidence
that the person is a REAL person.
I mean, someone who has a photo, full name,
a descent description of who he/she is,
and some or lots of frinds, is a "relative good proof"
that he/she exist for real.
Once a person is in "REAL MODE",
commitment is far greater than when the
same person is in "anonymous mode".

b) limits and milestones
Explicit writing statements about the exchange
and how to process are going to happens will
prevent a lot of expectation/frustation problems.
In the current Internet, everybody EXPECT a lot,
but didin't EXPLICIT declare what their expectation is
and did not ask for a CLEAR statement from the otherside.
Explicitly declaring and ask that : "I like to
have an aproximate total 20 hours of english
kaiwa within the next 30 days about greetings" -
can create the right expectation to both partners
and provide motivation for a lot of candidates
to offer cooperation (exchange).
By declaring and ask NOTHING, we usually get
what we want, it's like a project without a deadline.
So, stablishing some limits and milestones will
help the cooperation set a target and fullfil that.

c) tools
Genzai, Skype and PodCast is two great exemple
of tools that is simple and powerfull todo
any kind of language exchange. And, with one Gmail
account, people can exchange TONS of mp3s
with each other, without a need of a website.
Of course, any good POP account works too.


We can create podcast to teach the concept
and volunteer to Skype as "facilitators" to
help the first groups of people interested.

いかがですか？

福岡イサオ
日本語replyでも大丈夫。