Hi Guys!
This week we have a special treat for all of our language students learning French or Spanish.
Here are two playlists of songs to help you practice listening and singing:
We hope you have fun listening to these. Let us know if there is a suggestion you have for a good playlist idea.
Hi guys,
Sam here.
A few weeks back one of our community tutors stopped by the office to meet the italki team.
Here is a picture of her with me:
Her name is Irina Xiang She offers speaking practice in Chinese and she’s very friendly.
Visit her profile by clicking her name and book a lesson with her today!
This week, we are proud to feature a rising star, Amera Eid as our Teacher of the Week.
Amera teaches Arabic on italki and has an impressive 5.0 feedback rating.
Check out Amera speaking Arabic in this video with Fluent in 3 months:
“Amera is very encouraging and is patient with me. She always gives me time to repeat or practice my new words and sentences. I feel very comfortable in my attempt to express myself in Arabic. I love my teacher! 
“ – michaeljarman
“Amera is awesome! I’ve already learned so much in one half hour intro session! Looking forward to continuing more intensively with her.” - nicklesb
Book a lesson with her by visiting her profile here.
The World Expo is about to start in Shanghai, and we are excited to be here. Shanghai has been under construction for years in preparation for this event, and now the world will be able to see the results of that work.
This year’s Expo theme is Urban Development, and there will be numerous pavilions dedicated to how we can improve the way we live. We think this theme is very timely, given the level of urbanization in China, and the problems it faces in terms of sustainable economic growth. Events like the Expo present a great opportunity for people to exchange ideas about these increasingly universal issues.
italki is also trying to facilitate the exchange of ideas, virtually through the internet. Even though technology has driven the costs of communications to almost zero, language still represents a significant barrier in communication. It’s hard to imagine how people can work well together to tackle global issues if they cannot communicate well with each other.
If you are coming to the Expo (or are just curious), try posting it on your blackboard or in your notebook. Many italki users are interested in meeting in person, and there are lots of members in Shanghai (where we are based)! If you also happen to be in town (for the Expo or otherwise), please come and stop by — we like using Skype, but we’d love to meet you in person!
The italki Team
Our second Chatfest here in Shanghai was a success with people from at least 5 different countries joining us to practice languages and meet new people. This time with a smaller group of people, there was more opportunity to get to know each other better and ample opportunities to speak foreign languages! While Chinese and English were still the most popular, we also had people speaking or practicing Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, and Italian.
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If you’re an italki member, and you think you’d like to organize a meetup in your city, please contact Toffler (at) italki (dot) com or visit the italki Member Events Group. As always, let us know what you think — and keep on sharing languages and cultures!
The italki.com team
