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Posted by: gooday

I was wondering if anyone out there may know a good place to take a course on learning a new language. I was looking along the lines of Spanish Or Portuguese. I was looking for a smaller college or school with cheaper courses just to learn the basics. I have wanted to do it for some time now so I figured I'd ask you guys. I dont know if anyone else has done this or had an interest in it but in my job it would be very helpfull. Plus it would be nice to understand what thier saying when they dont think I can. Any info would be helpfull.

Posted by: CJmajor27

gooday, not sure where in MA you're in but you might want to look at the Berlitz language school, http://www.berlitz.us/locations/lc_h...guageCenter=30. I've heard they offer a good programme that leads to a decent level of fluency. There are other such language schools around. Google it and see what comes up. As far as colleges, They offer good language courses but you have to be careful to pick one that has a fully equiped language lab that can help you when you aren't in class. I'm a college student in a small state college and it seems to me that since languages are not offered as majors( Framingham State being the exception), there is little to no extra out of class resources available to the student to really practise. I'm learning 3 different languages and I have to do a lot of work on my own outside of class because of the lack of extra resources to use as help aids. The private colleges and UMass have large languages courses and as such, offer alot to students who want to really master their language of choice. Best advise will be to checkout as many places as possible. Compare prices and see what facilities are available to students who really want to take advantage of extra curricula work; be it regular meeting with an instructor to practise with or extra material available to help the eager student. Hope that helps. The best way to learn any language is to constantly force yourself to speak even if you don't think you're not going to make any sense. PM me if you need any extra tips on learning languages.

Posted by: KozmoKramer

As a side question; have any of you used Rosetta Stone (or similar type programs) as a tool for learning the basics of a language at home?
If so, would you mind posting your opinions, thanks.

Posted by: Stevec

Koz I have wanted to try one of those programs to learn a language. I have not really heard much about them though. While I was in school I took French. It was a big mistake. I should have taken spanish. I have always wanted to learn German as well but I can't roll my R's. So everyone I have talked to that speak German said it would be a very difficult language for me. I would like to see some peoples opinions on this. I would love to be able to use mulitiple languages.

Posted by: CJmajor27

I actually forgot to mention that but somehow can't edit my post any more

. I have rosetta stone but never used it. I mainly have it as a back up to my course work which is overwhelming enough. I do know people that have used it and seen great progress with it. Depending on how fast you are at learning, you can have basic fluency(able to comprehend and make simple conversations) in a language using rosetta stone in as little as a few months of intense practise. The only complain I've heard(actually the same for most standard language courses) is that it doesn't teach slang. That's something one can learn on one's own time with native speakers who are best equipped with such knowledge. Here's the discussion on language software from another forum that I think you'll find very helpful http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...=rosetta+stone. Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by Stevec

Koz I have wanted to try one of those programs to learn a language. I have not really heard much about them though. While I was in school I took French. It was a big mistake. I should have taken spanish. I have always wanted to learn German as well but I can't roll my R's. So everyone I have talked to that speak German said it would be a very difficult language for me. I would like to see some peoples opinions on this. I would love to be able to use mulitiple languages.

Not knowing you personally, I have to disagree with that. I speak french and German and I can tell it's not so much of a problem.
Every language has a system to learning its sounds and since you've taken french, you should be able to roll your R's to a certain degree. American english is notorious for rolling R's that other English speakers don't do(especially if you're from the south and have that southern brawl) so you have a slight advantage in rolling German R's(afterall, English is a Germanic language). Here's a free service from the BBC I've used in the past http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/. You also have the option to listen to the news in a host of different languages.

Posted by: gooday

Thanks guys I'm going to look into both. This state is changing and I guess we have to adapt one way or another. The way I see it its part of what our job is becoming.

Posted by: dano448

If you work for an agency that has been taken over by the state, you are eligible for fre tuition at state universities, colleges, and community colleges. We use an outside contractor in our academy, but I don't know if she does individual tutoring. If you are interested in her info, let me know.

Posted by: Crvtte65

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Originally Posted by KozmoKramer

As a side question; have any of you used Rosetta Stone (or similar type programs) as a tool for learning the basics of a language at home?
If so, would you mind posting your opinions, thanks.

I have the Brazilian Portuguese one though I am not using it as often as should. I have a friend who learned two languages in a year using it. He, however, also finished an engineering degree at NU in 2.5 years.... (in other words, friggin genius). I wish they had one that was tailored to job specificity. I don't really care how to say the elephant is running

Posted by: PearlOnyx

Berlitz has a home computer program which you can use as well. I took five years of Spanish in high school and college, and I find their program helpful. I think the most important aspect of learning a language is actually using it in conversation.

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