The Sad Truth About [italki]
When I first knew about italki, I thought it is a wonderful idea! finally my dream will come true and I will master English. I can meet other people who are passionate about learning languages and make new friends.
I pictured native speakers willingly helping other fluency-seekers, giving them a great deal of feedback, but I was wrong.
The truth is that italki is biased. It favors those who are native English speakers and learning other languages, and whenever they write something in that other language (be it Chinese, Spanish or Arabic) they quickly get a response from people who are hoping to get something in return. Most of the time, however, the opposite is not true. Native English speakers are barely helping those who want to learn English (unless you pay, off course!).
I have desperately tried to reach native speakers and send them messages (especially those who are claiming to be interested in Arabic), and here I am .. writing these words with full disappointment :(
The moral of the story: If you want to learn English, do NOT come to italki, unless with a full pocket.
My proof is that this notebook will go unnoticed, and I hope my bit is wrong!
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The Sad Truth About [italki]
When I first knew found out about italki, I thought it is was a wonderful idea! Finally my dream will come true, and I will master English. I can meet other people who are passionate about learning languages and make new friends.I pictured native speakers willingly helping other fluency-seekers, giving them a great deal of feedback, but I was wrong.
The truth is that italki is biased. It favors those who are native English speakers and learning other languages, and whenever they write something in that other language (be it Chinese, Spanish or Arabic) they quickly get a response from people who are hoping to get something in return. Most of the time, however, the opposite is not true. Native English speakers are barely helping those who want to learn English (unless you pay, off course!).
I have desperately tried to reach native speakers and send them messages (especially those who are claiming to be interested in Arabic), and here I am .. writing these words with full utter disappointment :(
The moral of the story: If you want to learn English, do NOT come to italki, unless you come with a full pocket.
My proof is that this notebook will go unnoticed, and but I hope my bit assumption is wrong! (I think I understand what you are trying say here)
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The Sad Truth About [italki]
When I first knew about italki, I thought it was a wonderful idea! Finally my dream will come true and I will master English. I can meet other people who are passionate about learning languages and make new friends.I pictured native speakers willingly helping other fluency-seekers, giving them a great deal of feedback, but I was wrong.
The truth is that italki is biased. It favors those who are native English speakers and learning other languages, and whenever they write something in that other language (be it Chinese, Spanish or Arabic) they quickly get a response from people who are hoping to get something in return. Most of the time, however, the opposite is not true. Native English speakers are barely helping those who want to learn English (unless you pay, off course!).
I have desperately tried to reach native speakers and send them messages (especially those who are claiming to be interested in Arabic), and here I am .. writing these words with full disappointment :(
The moral of the story: If you want to learn English, do NOT come to italki, unless with a full pocket.
My proof is that this notebook entry will go unnoticed, and I hope my bit is wrong! I hope I am wrong.... or, what are you trying to say here? I hope my _________ is wrong?
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Your writing is excellent, but the content of this passage is saddening. I hope that, with my corrections, you can see that there are some people out there who are willing to help. Maybe one day we can be language partners, or I can take an Arabic lesson from you.
إن شاء الله
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I am far more inclined to correct notebook entries for people who have written politely "please can you help me? Thank you!" as opposed to people who whine, rant, complain, moan, grumble, and criticise (as you have done) without even saying "please" or "thank you". If you haven't managed to make friends or find any language partners, it may be simply that demand exceeds supply. Alternatively, it may be because you're a negative bitter person. Nobody wants to be friends with a negative bitter person. Your statement "Native English speakers are barely helping those who want to learn English" is completely untrue. In reality many native English speakers (myself included) tirelessly help people by patiently answering their grammar questions, correcting their notebooks, etc. In contrast, YOU have so far helped ZERO people. You are moaning that nobody has helped you, but your profile history indicates that you have corrected zero notebook entries for Arabic learners. So your statement "I pictured native speakers willingly helping other fluency-seekers, giving them a great deal of feedback" was apparently in reference to what you want others to do FOR YOU. You don't appear to realise that, from the perspective of people learning Arabic, YOU are a native speaker and YOU could be the one making that dream / fantasy of yours come true for somebody else, if you took the time to willingly help other people and give them a great deal of feedback. (So far you have given zero people zero feedback). You seem to expect people to give you everything you want, without having to give anything in return. This community doesn't work like that. Start correcting other people's notebook entries and offering help to others before demanding help from them.
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This world is a cruel place to live in and many people say, "Shut your mouth, open your wallet". But here is different. Plenty of people are getting free help on a regular basis. We should be grateful for that.
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As a newbie I don't have much experience, and have yet to post a notebook entry. Mr. Broccoli's idea about earning points by helping others seems fantastic!
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