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EduFire Review: Learn Japanese (or any language) Online via Webcam with a Private Tutor

Started by tofugu · 10 months ago

First off, I love eduFire. It’s a great website with great people, a great interface, and a great mission: They want to make it easy for tutors to teach students a foreign language. Right now, there are forty-three languages being taught on eduFire (and that number is growing ... Continue reading »

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  • Viet

    10 months ago

    I remember this service... A couple of Counter-Strike pros were using this service to tutor people.
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    tutor people to become pro at counter strike??? that would be cool
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  • DavidCK

    10 months ago

    Maybe I'll try it when I get a job, haha. I hope you get lots of students!
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  • Sougen02

    10 months ago

    Same here, as soon as i get my job ill try it out! B-)
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    when i go off to college or ill try cause it would be embarrasing to learn japanese in front of my parents....idk why like i dont tell them a lot of things so i feel safer away from embarrasment and with money xD
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  • DBR

    10 months ago

    Goog luck with it Koichi I'm sure you'll do great! I used to teach English to Japanese from Australia on an similar site called Globalchat. It was great and I really enjoyed having my regular ten or so students and the casuals who popped in and out but it suddenly (from my point of view) closed down and I suddenly lost all contact with my students! I still wonder how many of them are going, especially the ones who were learning for a reason - one was moving to NY, another was going for a job interview for a British company as it shut down - I wish I'd thought to exchange real world emails even though we didn't need to because the globalchat system had everything we needed.
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  • koichi

    10 months ago

    That's really awesome! I am hoping that eduFire goes international (as in, has options for multiple languages), then I'll advertise on koichiben.com and try to teach English to folks in Japan. I'm sorry your students disappeared suddenly! You should totally try to get more.
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    i think u should start another "class" in edufire

    heck maybe ur old students would be in edufire =P who knows?
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  • WOTDsctoo

    10 months ago

    Although it actually sounds really fun, I don't think tutoring is quite my thing...but I wish you the best of luck! :D
    May the students come flocking on in!
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  • Mrwindupbird

    10 months ago

    That's neat!

    I would probably do it if I had a webcam!
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  • Sougen02

    10 months ago

    If you have a headset I'm sure you will be fine! Or go to walmart. A friend of mine got a wedcame for 30 bucks. Not that bad B-)
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  • Mrwindupbird

    10 months ago

    Ah that's awesome, I may try it out then, though that would be kinda weird for koichi to be talking to a black screen the whole time.
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    well didnt he say in the post that ppl really didnt use the webcam??? and u dont have a mic either??? cause i think that would be all u need other than money, a right time, a computer, and internet lol oh and a membership in edufire
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  • Mrwindupbird

    10 months ago

    oh sorry, didn't notice he said that :O
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    u dont have to say sorry lol
    and yeah im just saying hope this uhh i cant find the word
    but i hope it pushes u to take koichi's class (if that makes sense)
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  • Mrwindupbird

    10 months ago

    haha I was under the impression you might have been miffed or something along those lines. Ya the only real issue would be the money seeing as I'm job-less at the moment :(

    But whenever I get a job I will definetley try it out!
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    nah im not a bad or mean or w.e miffed means person lol

    and im not saying u have too take it
    just if u want
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  • WiseGirl

    10 months ago

    I'm too shy for 1-on-1 format, but when they roll out a multiple-user system, I'd be down with a scheduled class or something. :D
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  • rikku

    10 months ago

    I agree. Whilst 1 on 1 would be cool, as a beginner I think learning would be better in a group environment, that way I can meet other students and perhaps practice with them in between lessons.
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  • Sougen02

    10 months ago

    Same here.
    That way I wont look like a noob. Although I very much am... 0.0

    Hmm...perhaps a ski mask would help? Just kidding xD
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    dont think ur noob in japanese just because u know how to write only one umm "symbol"?????? in hiragana
    ur one step in front of everyone else!
    and im not saying u can only write one hiragana symbol, im just saying ppl like that errr....i lost myself
    just dont think im saying
    u know one symbol in hiraga only
    u probably more stuff then me! and i dont think im noob >.<
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  • Sougen02

    10 months ago

    Oddly... that was very inspiring! xD "I think I can... i think i can!!" Lol jkjkjk
    Noobs = people who think karate and kung fu are the same. (And yes... sadly I do know peolpe who think it is the same martial art.)
    Mwahahaha B-)
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  • gillian

    10 months ago

    Awesome site Koichi!! :)
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  • Sougen02

    10 months ago

    Hope the students come flooding in ! xD
    ... Whoa... as I was typing that, somehow your school movie project thingy video started below. 0.0 strange!... >.>


    I wish I would try it not, but I can't at the moment. (Mom issue's *sigh* she dislikes webcams, online chatting and such)


    Anyhow, I hope this works out great!
    Goodluck!! B-)
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  • Mai

    10 months ago

    o__o~Awesome! I would ask you to tutor me but I just started my College level "Elementary Japanese" class. Although, so far I've done nothing except trace & perfect my hiragana =___=~
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  • emiko

    10 months ago

    hi hi!

    omg! koichi as my tutor! that sounds cool! yay!
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  • yza

    10 months ago

    Yeay Koichi-san!
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  • Kyo

    10 months ago

    I checked that site out when you first made your video, and was all pumped up to learn form till I noticed you had pay ='( but, you got to make money to pay the bills right?

    It's kool thought I am self teaching myself ATM, but if I ever do get enough money to get a lesson from you I will "Believe it"
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  • Chimiko

    10 months ago

    Great teacher Koichi!! LOL.
    Read your profile page, and it looks great. Good job and good luck!
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  • Chimiko

    10 months ago

    You're being featured on the homepage! Good job! I'm proud of you!
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  • Captain_Ron

    10 months ago

    This site is great all around, I signed up the day Koichi put this up and I don't regret it a bit.

    I have been though 2 lessions with Koichi and its great, and I know more then I ever did just reading books on my own. Having someone to ask questions to makes a huge difference and it takes away a lot of the over-whelmed feeling one gets starting as a 'noob'

    One of my co-workers is learning Thai, and he is starting his tutoring on there soon, he is really excited, its not exactly easy to find people who will teach you in this area, or most areas I'd imagine.
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    haha mostly everyone in my school thinks its the same thing
    like they say "im gonna do some karate on ur *ss" and they do some certain kick movement
    and like another day they say "im gonna go kung fu on ur *ss" and do the same exact kick movement they did before lol
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  • Dantez

    10 months ago

    Yeah, this looks really great.:) Too bad that I don't have much money..uh, anyways..is there any age limit for Teacher? I'm...umm..15, but I'd like to learn somebody Czech (if there would be anybody:D) soo..does anyone knows? Thanks.:)
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  • Captain_Ron

    9 months ago

    Looking over the TOS they say you can tutor, if you fall into:

    • If you are under the age of 18, but are qualified to be a Tutor, you will obtain parent or legal guardian permission as and when needed, and before registering with the Site; and
    • If you are in a state or locale where any form of tutoring requires a license or other form of governmental permission, you shall not use this Site or act as a Tutor until such license and permission is obtained.

    Link: http://edufire.com/tos
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  • Dantez

    9 months ago

    Wow, thank you.
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  • Vladimir

    4 months ago

    It`s the first time i read this article and i have to say WOW , i think i will really try it in the future.Thanks !
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  • Maciel

    10 months ago

    Nice nice haha idk what to say but ummm good job
    aaaannnnd first comment!
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