maize Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Who has experience with these classes? We're interested in Arabic and Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loesje22000 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Bump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 My three girls took all four of the high school Latin classes. We liked them, but obviously they didn't have a speaking component. I think learning a foreign langauge is hard without a native speaker to help with pronounciation. I think foreign language study is the hardest subject for homeschoolers unless one of the parents is fluent. If your goal is exposure, it might be fine. If your child shows real interest, you may want to switch to community college to continue on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 I think there was someone on here taking the Arabic class or planning to take it? There is supposed to be a speaking/conversation component... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) I think there was someone on here taking the Arabic class or planning to take it? There is supposed to be a speaking/conversation component...BYU Arabic 1 was dd's second choice last year when she decided to go with Potter's School Arabic 1. She wanted an actual live class for language. BYU Arabic, at least, does have a speaking component. It's been a while since I visited the website but I remember reading about weekly (?) phone conversations with the teacher or a TA. This is in addition to the audio disks that come with the textbook (Alif Baa and then al-Kitaab, the same ones used by almost all high school and college Arabic classes in this country). Edited January 19, 2016 by Luckymama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I looked at BYU last year and can't remember exactly why I decided to go with CLRC. I think if CLRC did not offer Arabic, I would have gone with TPS. It seemed like BYU would be the last choice. Maybe it was the lack of class time? This semester at CLRC there is a new teacher, a native speaker from Egypt, (still using Mastering Arabic 1 which has a textbook, workbook, and audio CD). Last semester was a lot of work with Dr. Godwin (he is now doing a post-doc so CLRC has a new teacher). He pushed the students, and they came out doing very well even for just one semester. CLRC has a tiny class size, meets twice per week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Dd is taking teacher-supported Japanese through BYU. The self-paced option is taking longer than a normal online class which I don't care for. The classes at TPS were more rigorous and easier to keep up with, but they don't teach Japanese. If I could find a live teacher option that was better than BYU I would seriously consider changing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Thanks guys! I'm looking at BYU because it is accredited; my kids are in a virtual charter school that will pay for accredited classes. It is possible to work out payment agreements for non accredited classes, just more complicated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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