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radicallyfree
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 Posted November 17th, 2008 11:20 PM IP   
Does anyone have suggestions for a good Spanish curriculum? I've had enough exposure to be able to read it fairly decently and am familiar with some basic words but I really want to learn it better. The employees at the store where I work are largely Mexicans (one of them hardly speaks any English at all). It's pretty frustrating as the assistant manager not to be able to converse properly! I've always wanted to learn Spanish anyway, and know this is my prime opportunity. There are so many choices for curriculums but I know they aren't all the same quality. Has anyone had experience with Alpha Omega? Or BCE? I KNOW I don't want CLE's. Not unless they've revised it since I had students who took it! Any ideas at all?
Mary Faith
Mom of three sons
Travis (17)
Shannon (15)
Adrian (10)
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natover
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Posted November 18th, 2008 12:08 AM IP
I've heard from people that know spanish that the Rosetta Stone tapes are the best. Don't have any experience with it so just repeating what I've heard. Pretty sure that is the name of it or it's something like that.
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Mother of 4 beautiful children~
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lovinglife
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Posted November 18th, 2008 04:19 AM IP
I would second the Rosetta Stone. I've never used but that would be my first choice since I've heard great reviews from the homeschool message board that I frequent.
Tonia
wife to Les
mom to Victor (14), Vincent (13), Juliana (12), Zachary (5) & Anika (2)
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mom_4
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Posted November 18th, 2008 09:29 AM IP
I third Rosetta Stone. My daughters are using that in High school, one daughter is into her second year and I am very impressed. If you are working around people with the Spanish language that will be a boost too. I don't know too much about the other curriculum you mentioned.
In our library they have alot of Rosetta Stone in different languages and you can check them out for 8 weeks at a time. Check your library and see what they have before you would buy it. Best Wishes!
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mygirls
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Posted November 18th, 2008 09:31 AM IP
I don't have first hand knowledge but I asked a friend who lived in a Spanish culture for 4 years what he would reccomend me to do in the next couple years for a language course. He said nothing is as good or will really get you grounded like living or being around people who speak it, but he thought that Rosetta Stone was the best of its kind.
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justadaisy
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Posted November 18th, 2008 06:42 PM IP
We're using Visual Link and we really like it . . . it has more movement than Rosetta Stone I think (though I haven't seen but just a little of R.S.) and keeps the children attention better . . . It's also easier on the pocketbook . . . We're more than happy with it!!!
-Aimee
Wife to Japheth
Mama to Japheth Jr., Jeremiah, Loraine, Wayne, Jaden, Lynne, Violet and Lily (all 11 and under :-) )
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emicow
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Posted November 18th, 2008 09:20 PM IP
I would say any of the above recommended courses should work....if you are around people who talk Spanish all the time it will literally force you to learn it. Example -a woman in labor who spits spanish at you between groans....you quickly decide that you WANT to know what she is saying or you will be delivering her baby without the midwife!!  Spanish is a very valuable language to learn ( in my book.)
Emily
Wife of Durlin, Mom of Demetrius & Alexander
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radicallyfree
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Posted November 18th, 2008 11:05 PM IP
Thank you for all your ideas and encouragement. I really, really want to learn it well. If any of you speak Spanish, maybe we should start a Spanish thread. 
I know that living around Mexicans will help a lot. (Most of our neighbors are Mexican, too) It's definitely not unusual for school children to come into the store and translate for their parents. I tried to talk the manager into learning with me but he says he's better off not knowing what they're saying. lol Not so with me! Spanish lessons, here I come.
Mary Faith
Mom of three sons
Travis (17)
Shannon (15)
Adrian (10)
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