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CorrectMyText.com - Bringing Schliemann’s Language Learning Method Online

Oct 1, 2009 Web Tools

CorrectMyText.com, is a new collaborative service for language learners with the elements of social networking. Once registered, the user can submit a text and get it corrected for free by someone who speaks the desired language fluently. Besides, members can request a recorded version of the corrected text to practice pronunciation.
CorrectMyText.com is the effort of Dmitry Lopatin, a young scientist and entrepreneur from Russia.

To get started, the user needs to register an account on CorrectMyText, which is quick and free. Facebook users can use the site without any registration. The “Facebook Connect” button on top of the homepage enables the user to connect CorrectMyText.com with Facebook in a click. After the registration, the user can submit any kind of text: an essay, resume, letter, or a blog-post and a native speaker or someone who speaks the desired language fluently will proofread the text for grammar and style mistakes. Correcting mistakes for native speakers is easy, so many of them are happy to help with proofreading. Before submitting the text, the user can specify the level of language competence required from the proofreader, the number of checks to be made and request a recorded version of the corrected text. At any time, members can contact each other and discuss
language-specific topics using the built-in mailing system. Also, users can comment on texts or corrections, discuss the content, or grammar rules.