Spanish I & II - Best Price?

[Cheeseburrito]

Hey hey!

I am trying to find a Spanish class with the best bang for the buck. Straighterline is $281. Given how much I like SL I am tempted, but before I took the plunge I wanted to check and see if there are any alternatives for less money?

Gracias!

[bjcheung77]

How fast can you go? Do you know Spanish already? Of course there are options, you should take them at Study.com - 9 credits for the price of 3.
Basically, if it was me, $200 for 2 courses, and $70 for the final Spanish course if you finish in a month otherwise, it depends....
I don't recall any other provider offering Spanish. I think it's cheaper/easier/faster with Study.com as you get more lessons/videos.

[Cheeseburrito]

I have ZERO Spanish experience other than the odd tidbits I've picked up over the years as a result of living in Texas and California. That said, I grew up with French in Canada and I am fairly comfortable with English and French, so I imagine Spanish can't be too far off?

So you mean taking Study.com 101, 102, 105 in a month (hence the 9 credits for price of 3)?

Many thanks.

[Sapientes]

Study.com offers Spanish 1 & 2 as well as a Spanish for work course. All are ACE approved and should transfer. If you already have a basic grasp of Spanish, you could potentially complete both 1 & 2 in a single month for $200 (the cost of a single month's membership.)

[bjcheung77]

If you have ZERO Spanish but do know some other languages such as French, I think you should decide/figure out how much "time" you need. Are these courses for personal use or for general education elective credits? I remember SL had them for $225 and was mainly using Rosetta Stone, I think the system they use are different now and that's the reason for a price increase. I tried Rosetta Stone for some Asian languages and didn't have much luck with that program, others loved Rosetta but I couldn't learn using that medium.

What I used most was getting a basic language book with Audio CD and spent about 2-3 months learning that language. I would recommend if you're doing this for personal reasons, to do take a similar approach (like using Duolingo, or other freemium sites, or the old fashion way with Book & CD), then when you "feel confident", take all 3 courses in that one month as it should have a bit of overlap.

So, to recap, if it's for "credit purposes" and you know a bit of Spanish already, then try to complete the three as it should technically have a bit of overlap. If you're doing this for personal reasons and really want to learn the language, you can try "freemium sites like Duolingo" along with the Audio/CD's & Books, just take it slowly for a couple to three months, and then take the courses at Study.com for those 9 credits. It'll be better that way to retain info.

[Ideas]

If you don't mind the self-study route, CLEP through Modern States which is free. (The Modern States course will help, but I would do a lot more than just that.)

Most schools give 6 cr or 12 cr depending on how well you do.

[dfrecore]

You should look into the French CLEP exam which is $100/9cr, and the OPIc and WPT exams - about $105 per exam, and you get 6 UL and 6 LL credits for each exam if you score high enough.

For Spanish:
SL uses Rosetta Stone, and if you end up not liking it, you will have a hard time getting through it (I and my kids loathed it). You could think about using Modern States for free, and adding SpanishHour.com to prepare for the CLEP. It's cheap.