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One can choose online language lessons taught by a professional teacher, who provides structured learning plans, or a community tutor.[2] Students may also use it as a platform for mutual language exchange.[3]
History
In 2007, Kevin Chen and Yongyue Jiang co-founded italki as an online language exchange community.[4][5] At the start, the site was focused on building free features for the community.[6][7][8]In 2009, the site launched its teacher marketplace, allowing teachers to earn money by providing online tutoring services.[9][10] Teachers on italki set their own price and time schedule.[11]
In 2012, italki raised angel funding from independent investors.[12][13] In 2016, italki raised $3 million from Hujiang, a Baidu-invested Chinese education company with over 100 million users.[14][15][16]
As of July 2017, italki has more than 3 million users from more than 100 countries, and 5000 teachers.[17][18][19] English is the most popular language being studied, followed by Spanish, French, Chinese, and Japanese. The site offers more than 100 languages for students and teachers to choose from[20][14] Its user interface supports 19 languages.[21]
See also
- Language education
- Online education
- Community language learning
- Online platforms for collaborative consumption
References
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External links
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- Chinese educational websites
- Language education
- Language exchange programs
- Internet properties established in 2007
- Social networking language-learning websites
- Language learning software
- Education companies established in 2007
- Language education in China
- Multilingual websites