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>>Who plans on taking the next weekend course - whenever >>it may be? If so, what are you interested in taking? >>I know I would like to see more weekend courses >>offered - maybe even a Spanish course (since you can't >>seem to get those anywhere) >Great Idea!! > I really would like to see a beginner's course in >Spanish offered in weekend classes. Those of us who >did not get a foreign language in high school or it >has been so long that we have forgotten everything we >knew about Spanish, would really like to start at the >beginning and learn anew. > I previously registered for the Beginner Spanish >on >campus.....they said anyone who had taken Spanish in >high >school should register for the Intermediate >class....on the >first day of class, the teacher asked if anyone had >taken >spanish in high school, if so, they should move over >to the next (intermediate) class because this one was >for beginners only. No one said anything and no one >moved. > I bought the $110 required book, and attended >class. The first day, the teacher told stories in >Spanish and ask the class to tell him what he said. >The next day he asked each of us to open the book and >read 1 page to him in Spanish. I could not pronounce >80% of the words so I was very frustrated. I attended >2 more days and then dropped the >course. (the Instructor was a Grad Student who had >lived in Spain for 2 years and Mexico for 2 years >prior to coming to UA) If you have never had >spanish, how can you read it or translate a story from >Spanish to English. Needless to say, I was very >discouraged and have never >tried to take a Spanish class again. (BUT I still want >to learn to read and speak Spanish) > Please suggest that we try to have a weekend course >in BEGINNER Spanish if possible! > Thanks, > Nina Barnes

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