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Bill M

Spanish Testimonial

If you are committed, Accelerated Spanish coaching is less expensive, more flexible and more effective than college classes. In Accelerated Spanish, you can proceed as quickly as your talent and motivation will support.

What was your reason for choosing to learn Spanish?

I live in a state (New Mexico) where about half of the population speaks Spanish at home. Without speaking and understanding Spanish I was effectively excluded from their lives and culture.

How good was your Spanish before you joined Accelerated Spanish coaching?

Before the one- and two-month challenges I was at the “¡Hola! ¿Cómo está? Bien, ¿y usted?” level. Though my understanding greatly improved through the challenges, I really wasn’t able to hold anything that could be called a conversation.

What convinced you to join our coaching program? Were you hesitant to join?

I liked the fact that the challenges had structure, a continuous logical thread. I joined the coaching after the challenges, secure in the knowledge that I would have a structured program of continuous improvement available. Any hesitancy that I had originally was more about wasting time than wasting money, and the challenges erased that concern.

What do you think is unique about working with Accelerated Spanish coaching, versus anything else you’ve done in Spanish?

I really had nothing to compare it with. Before Accelerated Spanish my only formal exposure to Spanish was learning the numbers 1-10 in Mr. Creatura’s fifth grade classroom in the 1960s. That being said, I have taken a lot of formal language classes (Japanese, Russian) at the college level. The Accelerated Spanish coaching is much more adaptable to the unique needs and capabilities of the students than university courses.

What is the most useful thing we’ve been able to do for you in the coaching?

I believe that that coaches adapting to my unique needs and interests has greatly increased the value for me. For example, I have focused a lot of attention on learning to read books written for native speakers of Spanish. The coaches have helped me along that path.

When you compare your Spanish today with how it was a year ago, what is the most notable difference?

A year ago I could sort of kind of speak Spanish, but had to stop to find words to complete nearly every sentence with more that five words in it. Lord knows that my Spanish isn’t perfect now, but conversing for an hour entirely in Spanish has become low-stress.

What will be different in your life now that you’ve taken Accelerated Spanish coaching?

We will be vacationing in Mexico in the spring. I now see no meaningful language barrier. Dread has been replaced by anticipation. Also, as a scientist, the whole universe of technical literature in Spanish is now open to me.

What would you say to another student who isn’t sure whether or not they should join Accelerated Spanish coaching?

First of all, learning Spanish is a challenge, so please make sure that you have the motivation and commitment necessary to make a success of it before you start. If you are committed, Accelerated Spanish coaching is less expensive, more flexible and more effective than college classes, which often are stuck at the pace of the least motivated and least capable student. In Accelerated Spanish, in contrast, you can proceed as quickly as your talent and motivation will support.

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