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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Unless she is able to use Spanish in her every day life she won’t be able to be proficient in conversation.  [/b]

Are there any neighborhoods with a large Latino population?  She could speak to various store owners or workers if she heard them speaking Spanish.

Whatever you do, don’t rely on Puerto Ricans to help her learn. They speak at a rapid pace and use a lot of slang exclusive to them.  [/quote]

This is not true.[/quote]

She’s going into her second year of Spanish class. She started learning the language at a later age which makes it more difficult.   She does well with the grammar part which is much easier than conversational Spanish.   Do you really think she could converse with someone at this point?   [/quote]

Yes. She can learn to converse. I did, having started at age 12. I can speak, read and write it well enough to travel and work at a professional level in Spanish. Is my grammar and accent perfect? No. But it’s quite good. Yes, it took work, but was totally worth it. Don’t be discouraged by the naysayers OP![/quote]

Some people are better at languages than others. I started in 9th grade (14?) and it was difficult for me. I also wasn't great with English either fwiw but am strong at math. I've taken various courses and tutoring over the years since HS, have lived a total of 4 years in 2 different Spanish speaking countries and I can still not really carry a conversation - I can understand main ideas of speech and text but always  struggle with a response outside of a very basic sentence or phrase.

But I applaud OPs DD for trying. I have 2 kids who are fluent and still figuring out how to keep it up for them once we move away, my husband isn't thrilled about the cost of a tutor. Probably the best bet would be to take a trip somewhere not too touristy but that can get expensive quickly also and also idk if one or two weeks would be enough. [/quote]

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