Objective: To improve foreign languages by creating friendships and closing the cultural gaps.
How it works: By creating a network of people that want to improve foreign languages, a member can exchange languages online or set up to meet in person. You can search for a native speaker of your practicing language who is also practicing your native language. The 2 of you split half your time speaking one language and the other half speaking the other. This is most effective in-person, but can also be helpful to do online exchanges to work on grammar and vocabulary.
Main features:
Profile/member sign up
Messaging system (with foreign characters)
Groups-online study groups/City groups(posting Exchange nights at local bar/coffee shop)
Resources-link to translator, other important language learning sites
School/programs- Directory listing of schools, language learning software sites and study abroad programs
Notepad- linked from profile. Able to add new vocab words learned and able to make a quiz of list of words. Also able to make any notes of phrases and make list of improvement goals(able to send goals with deadlines to email as reminders)
Member/partner search
featured school on homepage rotating every page view
Scholarships: I want to give away scholarships to members for language schools that are listed on the site.
Idea Center: Able to add topics to speak about, games or activities to do with exchange partner. (added by members)
ecommerce: to be able to purchase advertising space: directory listings, banner, and flash rotation ads on the site for a flat fee automatically renewed unless canceled one month in advance.
Translated into: Spanish, German, French, Italian, Arabic, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. (more languages to add for the future)