Rhonda in TX Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I had two years of Spanish in high school and two years in college. I never was very fluent, and have forgotten a lot, but I think I might pick it back up again without too much problem. At least, maybe well enough to teach DS his 2 years of foreign language if I had a teacher's edition of a textbook. Maybe? Any thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3byzaz Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Gosh - I sure hope so!! That is what I had and it's the one subject that I am hoping to be helpful with!! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Definitely!! I worked through SOS Spanish 1 with my son without any Spanish background(though the Latin I had done with them earlier in jr/high school helped) I didn't learn it well, but well enough to teach/help him when he needed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I think your DS can definitely LEARN Spanish - but I don't think you can TEACH him. You can assist him in his self-studies and facilitate his learning, but honestly I do not see how somebody can TEACH a foreign language he isn't fluent in. My DD learns French. I learn along with her. I have some previous knowledge, good enough that I can help her with homework and correct a few things, but I am not proficient - the actual teaching is done through a self-study book, videos and a native speaker. I can not claim credit for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I tried this with my daughter and stopped. I did not feel like she was getting the same experience as if she was with a teacher who was fluent. She is currently talking Spanish online from OSU and it is an excellent class. She is learning way more than I ever could have taught her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 My dd is using Visual Link Spanish and is doing very well! My oldest is nearly fluent in Spanish, and helps her when she gets stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks, everyone. I'll be looking into the different options. I'm trying to save some money by just doing it from a textbook, but it sounds like that won't be the best thing for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifra Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 About 15 years ago, when I moved here to Texas, I saw that I really needed to refresh my high school Spanish (I took 2 years of it--all that my high school offered, even though several girls in my class begged the administration to add a third year). I studied using: 1. Destinos, which was offered on public television at the time. To use it, first you watch the video (which I believe that you can now watch online), and then do the exericises in the book and workbook. 2. Dime! was at the time the most communicative approach offered in a high school textbook (I bought it at a second hand store). I did it page by page, exercise by exercise (orally, to myself), though the book, until half way through book two (then I got stuck). It has now been replaced by En Espanol! If you and your son are motivated enough to go through a textbook like this page by page and do every single exercise, even orally, then you really can get pretty far. But to help with the corrections, you will also need a copy of 501 Spanish Verbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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