Lang-8

It's been a while since I have done any kind of Japanese language review. The last time I had a Japanese class was last year. So this year, I'm stuck this year with no language class at all, which is actually quite convenient in a way. However, now I'm stuck with no form of teaching.

That's where I discovered Lang-8. Basically, Lang-8 is an online journal that you write in the desired language you are studying. Then native people from the country of the language you are learning correct any errors or miscues in your journal. For example, I write my journal in Japanese and then someone from Japan reads it and makes corrections as necessary. You also can correct other journals in that you are a native speaker of. So I can correct anyone who is trying to write in English. This site isn't really for lessons but rather more of a tune-up to language skills.

A tip for people using this site that are writing journals in japanese:
I find using romaji is much easier to understand when writing your journal, not to mention easier to see corrections. You may think that writing in hiragana is supposed to be a more standard form, but it's also harder to understand corrections when there are posted, unless you are extremely efficient and understand what they mean, but then why would you be using this website?

If you want to be part of the community, go to lang-8.com for registration. Registration is free and it covers a vast majority of languages, not just Japanese.