MochaTalk

November has been a very busy month for our team. Our developers have worked very hard to bring forth the best features possible to make the experience of learning a new language fun and engaging. You may have noticed some of their work:
• Audio Comments – You now have the ability to record your comments under Share Mode. This is a great way to give other users tips on how to pronounce words and offer some extra encouragement along the way.
• My Submissions – See all of your exercise submissions in one place! Go to your profile and click “more” beside “Submissions” to see all of the exercises you have completed.
• Peer Review – When you submit a writing or speaking exercise, you now have the option to have your friends review your submission. In addition, you will be now be presented with the opportunity to offer feedback or comments on another user’s exercise. It’s all in the spirit of community!
• Group Chat Sessions – Livemocha’s tutors will host regular weekly group chat sessions and answer any questions you may have about the language you are learning. Check your homepage weekly to see when the next scheduled session is going on!
• MP3 Audio Podcast - We need your help to spread the word about Livemocha. The more users using Livemocha, the more opportunity you will have to find people who can help you learn a language. Its also more fun if you can practice learning a language with friends who you know. Invite 5 friends and you will receive a free MP3 Audio Podcast of one of the lessons in the language you are learning.
• Leaderboard Improvements - Before, we would show you only users who were at the top of the leaderboard but you couldn’t see where you were on the leaderboard. Now you can see exactly your position on the Leaderboard vs. other users who are around you. Hopefully, this change will help better motivate you to keep making progress on your language learning goals.

We have many more exciting features in the works over the coming months. A lot of you have taken time to send us feedback on the improvements that you would like to see on the site - thank you! Please keep sending us your feedback. We track your feedback closely and will be implementing many of your suggestions over the coming months. Please be patient, of course, since we get lots of good ideas and it can take time to properly implement some of these suggestions.

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