italki learning platform I joined italki a few years back then but had not fully enjoy the benefits of using this platform in helping me to learn a new language. At the beginning, I thought of asking for friends and following some 'friends', writing some short diaries-like entries. It did not pan out a much progress as I would have wished. The major problem facing is the time zones of friends on this site hinder the possibility of meeting via live chat; very often the friend is sleeping while you have the time after work. Besides, the level of the target language and the medium of communication between the two parties further . To illustrate this problem, let's say a native speak of Chinese would like to learn English at a beginner's level, but the friend he/she is talking to has very limited knowledge of Chinese, the task of learning the language discourage both parties. I find that it takes three to learn the language, there should be a teacher from the both sides who is as good a level in English and Chinese, so that the teacher can make corrections on the two students. In learning a new language, it's better to correct bad habit as early as possible.