Yes, I really was serious about making a (kind of) series of places to Japanese, and eduFire is definitely on the list! I absolutely love because eduFire has a great goal of teaching everyone all over the world and it’s well on it’s way to accomplishing that while revolutionizing the way we learn.

What is eduFire?

eduFire is an online community consisting of great teachers and like minded students who are there to learn a wide range of topics including languages, and learning Japanese is pretty popular. You can attend both paid and free online classes and learn while sitting at your computer via web cam and microphone. You can sign up for a Superpass to get unlimited amount of classes per month for only $30. I tried the Superpass for a month but it was really difficult to find a class to suit my timezone (this is the only issue I found at all). You can tell it’s definitely American based, but if you’re like me, you’ll still be willing to wake up at 5 in the morning before work or school and attend a great class, and there’s so many to choose from!

The Class

This is the area in which eduFire really shines, they use adobe meeting which gives the teacher and you, the perfect way to interact. In the “classroom” you’ll find live streaming webcam and microphone, power point style presentations, interactive whiteboard and a chatbox for the students to ask questions or make comments. If you have a webcam and/or microphone you’ll be able to chat right back if the chance comes up, and in the small classes you’ll definitely be put into the spotlight. It’s like an actual classroom consisting of a teacher, presentation and opportunity to ask questions, what more could you ask for?

Reasons why eduFire is great for learning anything.

1. It’s a community, so everyone helps each other out, as it’s world wide you can find a native speaker of what you’re learning, this will result in ultimate coolness.

2. It has a ranking system so you know what classes and/or teachers are the best.

3. You learn in real time, so if you have any questions or queries you can ask them right there and then.

4. You can attend one on one sessions to really maximize your study.

5. Sometimes the teacher will record the class or even make documents for you to go over after the class is finished!

6. There’s forums and groups to really help with you with that “community” thing.

7. It’s professional, these guys are getting paid so you know you’re getting  high quality assurance of what you are learning.

Need more information?

So go and try it out, tell them I sent you, maybe they’ll send me an eduFire t-shirt^^

Edit: This article is entered into a great competition held by NihongoUp concerning their Japanese Learning Resources page which you should check out.

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