Today, students of all languages are spoilt for choice when it comes to web sites devoted to forming a language learning community. Despite all having a slightly different feel, they all build on the idea that the best (or at least most exciting) way to learn a language is by finding yourself a network of native language partners. This is the Web 2.0 contribution to language learning. On the surface of it, the combination of social networking and language learning sounds like an ideal match. The reality, for me at least, has been somewhat different.

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