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| Alexander86 Tetraglot Senior Member United Kingdom alanguagediary.blogs Joined 4991 days ago 224 posts - 323 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, German, Catalan Studies: Swedish | Message 9 of 20 29 February 2012 at 5:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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From the UK point of view, the OU (Open University) is held in high repute, not only for older learners, their normal
cohort, but increasingly as a normal option for 18 year olds. It's more about what you make out of the degree than the degree you get. Of course some degrees are harder to do properly online, but remember that you still get face- to-face seminars and stuff with these 'online' degrees, so it's not completely devoid of human interaction. To be honest, I think there's a lot to be said for the OU, especially as it allows you to combine work and study, especially for those who maybe never had the chance to go to university when they were 18. Plus, as an older learner, you'll probably make a better choice and more of it! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5857 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 10 of 20 01 March 2012 at 9:57am | IP Logged | ||
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The original poster is not a speaker of German or Dutch but the Open Universities in Germany and the Netherlands have a high reputation.
Germany: Fernuniversität Hagen: Fernuniversität Hagen (in Germany) The Netherlands: Open Universiteit Open Universiteit (in the Netherlands) Fasulye 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| DaraghM Diglot Senior Member Ireland Joined 6161 days ago 1947 posts - 2923 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Russian, Hungarian | Message 11 of 20 01 March 2012 at 12:38pm | IP Logged | ||
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The Cervantes Institue runs a very good distance learning program called Aula Virtual de Españo(AVE). Their certificates are recognised world wide. I would choose them over any university based distance learning course. The C2 certificate (Diploma Superior de Español) is equivalent to a good degree in Spanish. Edited by DaraghM on 01 March 2012 at 12:42pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| ZeroTX Groupie United States Joined 6145 days ago 91 posts - 100 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 13 of 20 06 March 2012 at 1:04am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks for the information. I am at odds with how deep to go... I feel that I could complete a university degree in Spanish, but I would have to work harder than I ever worked before in college :-) I tend to find writing essays very easy and natural, while doing so in a second language is not nearly as fluid a process. Nonetheless, UNAM has some programs that interest me, both 'en linea' and in-person on campus.
I understand the criticisms of some of "online" universities, but that is an archaic thought process if it criticizes purely for being online and not for the merits. It's one thing to criticize accreditation, which I understand. Although, honestly, hopefully that poster realizes that accreditation must be re-earned every 10 years, or less, depending on the accrediting body. I myself am the COO and Director of an accredited private school, and we indeed go through accreditation every 7-10 years, with spot-checks annually. I think at some point there has to be a process and recognition for rigorous online programs that permit working adults to complete their degrees without wasting hours traveling to a campus to hear a lecture. As I stated, many reputable, state and private universities offer online programs. Penn State, The University of Texas, Oregon State, Arizona State, Univ. of California, etc. Should I also mention that there are wholly online programs offered by Harvard, Cornell, Columbia.... Yeah, those are worthless degrees. Welcome to 2012, my language-learning friend. So I reiterate my question......................... Anyone considered an online degree through UNAM or another university in your target language as a way to heavily boost your language learning, by application? Note: I don't need the degree for my career... I have a B.A. and a Master's degree. Regards, Z 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| anamsc Triglot Senior Member Andorra Joined 6213 days ago 296 posts - 382 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Catalan Studies: Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Written), French | Message 14 of 20 06 March 2012 at 10:46am | IP Logged | ||
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I am hopefully about to start a degree (really more like a certificate course) in Spanish / Catalan through a Spanish university. However, I don't really imagine it'll boost my language learning all that much, since this particular course is all written, and Spanish / Catalan technical words are pretty similar to English, making academic writing relatively easy to read.
I'll let you know how it goes, though :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| smallwhite Pentaglot Senior Member Australia Joined 5318 days ago 537 posts - 1045 votes Speaks: Cantonese*, English, Mandarin, French, Spanish | Message 15 of 20 06 March 2012 at 1:35pm | IP Logged | ||
That's exactly me. I don't have the money yet so I'm still just thinking, but it's very likely I will go ahead, because I have study requirements that I need to fulfil anyway. For me, it would be in Spanish, a university in Spain, and a computing degree. Computing is my other major hobby, is quite useful at work, and I believe would be less demanding as far as language ability goes. In the book, "Achieving Success in Second Language Acquisition", they say that studying in your L2 helps get you to an advanced level, and that inspired me. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| hrhenry Octoglot Senior Member United States languagehopper.blogs Joined 5140 days ago 1871 posts - 3642 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, ItalianC2, Norwegian, Catalan, Galician, Turkish, Portuguese Studies: Polish, Indonesian, Ojibwe | Message 16 of 20 06 March 2012 at 2:29pm | IP Logged | ||
If you don't need the degree for your career, then it would seem that the only real deciding factor would be money. Is the cost worth it to you? That said, I obtained a three-year Laurea from an Italian university, and most of my studies for it were done remotely over the internet. I had to sit semestral exams in person, but everything else was done online. Was it worth it to me? Sure. I learned a lot. But most of that learning didn't have much to do with improving my Italian - certainly not directly. Before I could ever start a class, I had to pass an exam showing my Italian was at a level high enough to handle university-level language. I would imagine that UNAM has some sort of similar requirement for entry into a program. So in my opinion, if you are looking at courses or a degree solely to improve your Spanish, there are better, more effective ways to do it. Your Spanish will improve, but it'll be a by-product from other focused studies. R. == Edited by hrhenry on 06 March 2012 at 2:38pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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