Anonymous
02/01/2019 16:31
Subject: Doing average in foreign language
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not sure your finances or your child's interest in travel. However my son takes German and we send him to Germany for 3 weeks for a German immersion camp experience. The camp is geared towards non native speakers. He gets to run around the Alps, run around Bavaria, eat incredible food. All while speaking German thr entire time. He comes back after having an amazing time and with much better German. The we keep up during the remaining summer with tutors. It makes for German to be one of his easiest subjects. And bonus for me he is now talking about applying to colleges in Germany (free!).
It is a great opportunity to travel, be exposed to a different culture, and to ignite passion for a language. Something to look into for spain.
I tried to get my kid to do that program! What fun!
I cannot speak highly enough of the program and experience my son has had. Plus Germany takes their camps very seriously. Excellently run and structured program and frankly, for 3 weeks, not terribly expensive.
Anonymous
02/01/2019 14:58
Subject: Doing average in foreign language
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It could be a learning disability. Has she tried Latin? That might be easier for some, as it is a non-spoken language, so auditory processing is not a factor as it would be for a modern language.
Or maybe she's just an average student. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
what an hilariously ill-informed suggestion. Latin is punishingly difficult regardless of the fact its unspoken.
spanish is the easiest language on offer
OP get her a tutor or if not that a rosetta stone package and as others have said - study over the summer to pick it up better in year 3. also I think go for a 4th year if possible.
It depends on the circumstances. If you are switching to Latin 1 as my DD did, its a lot easier than Spanish 4 would have been. My DD started spanish in 7th grade (had poor instruction for two years) stugged to pull Bs in Spanish 3 Freshman year. So, she switched to Latin and will take Latin 1 and 2 in HS. Latin 1 has been very easy for her. In fact they suggested she skip Latin 2 and go to Latin 3, which she is not going to do becasue she'd rather spend her study time on AP sciences.
Anonymous
02/01/2019 07:05
Subject: Doing average in foreign language
Anonymous wrote:Not sure your finances or your child's interest in travel. However my son takes German and we send him to Germany for 3 weeks for a German immersion camp experience. The camp is geared towards non native speakers. He gets to run around the Alps, run around Bavaria, eat incredible food. All while speaking German thr entire time. He comes back after having an amazing time and with much better German. The we keep up during the remaining summer with tutors. It makes for German to be one of his easiest subjects. And bonus for me he is now talking about applying to colleges in Germany (free!).
It is a great opportunity to travel, be exposed to a different culture, and to ignite passion for a language. Something to look into for spain.
I tried to get my kid to do that program! What fun!