I’ve previously posted positively (how’s that for some alliteration?) about the language-learning site Busuu.
They now have just announced the availability of free simple vocabulary reinforcement widgets anybody can get (without registration) for their blog or website.
I can’t seem to get their embed code to work on my blog, however. I’ll check with Edublogs to see what I’m doing wrong. Let me know if it works for you.
(Busuu now says it has something to do with compatibility with Edublogs’ platform. They are going to see if they can make their widget usable with Edublogs next week)
Larry,
Are these “language learning widgets”. To me, it appears they are just promotional badges? What is “language learning” about them – am I missing something?
It would be nice if these sites rather than just acting as quasi dating sites, offered up really strong content for self-study.
thanks,
David
http://eflclassroom.com
Dear David,
have you ever tried out our website? We offer free access to more than 150 learning units for learning German, French, Spanish and English. Everything is based on photos and supported by the voices of professional voice artists. Within our website, you can learn more than 4,000 vocabularies within 4 different languages – and this completely for free! A part, you will be suprised how active our community is in correcting other people´s posts etc.. which definitely has nothing to do with dating..
I invite you to try out our website and would be pleased to receive your feedback afterwards at info@busuu.com!
Regarding the widget – apparently there is an issue with edublog (it works well on wordpress etc..) but we will fix that soon!
Thanks for trying out the widget and looking forward to your feedback!
Kind regards from Madrid
Bernhard
Co-Founder of busuu.com
David,
You’re right. I’ve changed my description of them. Thanks.
Larry