language program?

[Guest guest]

Well, this is definitely a non-vegan question, but since we have such a

diverse group here I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with foreign

language instruction programs/cd's, etc. Okay, I live in California and I

should have learned Spanish before this, but I haven't. I am doing my

paralegal internship for an attorney who specializes in immigration, and

while there are a number of languages that get involved there, the primary

one is Spanish.

 

So I downloaded this coffe break spanish program onto my i-pod. Free, thank

goodness. It is taught by people with a Scottish accent, and they insist

that gracias should be pronounced grafias. That may be so in Spain, but not

in California. And brief lesson after brief lesson they seem to have little

meat in this program. I mean, why spend a great deal of a short period of

time learning to say the names of all the different countries in Spanish?

 

So I have check out some programs in the bookstore, but again most of them

seem to have this emphasis on travel, which isn't what I'm looking for.

 

And I've looked at the Rosetta Stone, but it's sooooooooo expensive!!!!

 

So anybody have any advice here???

 

Thanks again,

sharon

 

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[Guest guest]

Sharon:Why not look into a community college's Introductory Spanish class? Community colleges are fairly inexpensive and are sure to have evening classes that won't interfere with your work schedule. Also, the Spanish you'll learn will be more conversational and probably much more useful to you than learning questions about hotel amenities. Another benefit, too, is having a live instructor there that can help with pronunciation and help you with other translating that may not be included in normal course work.Good luck!Cheryl