19 messages over 3 pages: 1 2 3
Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6586 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish
| Message 17 of 19 15 January 2015 at 5:21pm | IP Logged |
What? Can't he get tested later and be put into whatever level that fits?
Okay, then I admit I didn't know what I was talking about. I couldn't imagine the classes as so inflexible. For me that would be another reason to drop out of the system altogether though.
Anyway, it does say that you should find more positives apart from clinging to the investment. Apparently now you did that :)
1 person has voted this message useful
| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 4998 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian
| Message 18 of 19 16 January 2015 at 4:34pm | IP Logged |
SUch a testing after the entry test is still seen as an extra bonus, not a standard
unfortunately, Serpernt :-(
What I find bad about classes is that you choose only based on a temporary level but not
based on desiredspeed of learning. Intensive classes mean more classhours, not using each
hour more efficiently.
1 person has voted this message useful
| Luso Hexaglot Senior Member Portugal Joined 6050 days ago 819 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, French, EnglishC2, GermanB1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Sanskrit, Arabic (classical)
| Message 19 of 19 16 January 2015 at 5:47pm | IP Logged |
Yes, I'm afraid that's how it works.
I don't want to veer too much off-topic, but language schools are a business. Yet, I've seen good students skip levels. I guess I could have done it at some point, too. They are not the devil, they just need to be cautious. A bit of boredom is not an issue, having people out of their depth is.
We have to remember that outside HTLAL and a few other fora, "Finnish in two years" or "French by Christmas" is just plain crazy. When I was growing up, I had school classmates attending language schools. It was seen as an activity, such as learning to play the piano, or going swimming. People learned French or English over many (six? eight?) years.
I know a lot about France, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Tunisia and India. This would have been impossible without my teachers and, sometimes, their friends and families. A few of them became my friends.
It's just a different formula.
1 person has voted this message useful
|
This discussion contains 19 messages over 3 pages: << Prev 1 2 3 If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login. If you are not already registered you must first register
You cannot post new topics in this forum - You cannot reply to topics in this forum - You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum - You cannot create polls in this forum - You cannot vote in polls in this forum
This page was generated in 0.2031 seconds.
DHTML Menu By Milonic JavaScript
|