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Struggling to Learn Spanish? Online Spanish Lessons Can Help!

Melinda, a Senior at Loyola University in Chicago, was in the top 25% of her class. However she found herself in the Dean's Office, pondering if she would graduate by Spring. What was the problem? Spanish! Melinda needed to fulfill 6 hours of Foreign Language to get her degree. She had enrolled in Spanish three times, only to drop the course. "I didn't take foreign language in high school, so I had no foundation." Melinda tried tutors but that didn't help. "I'd be okay up until the 3rd week, after which the Professors would conduct the course entirely in Spanish!" Melinda had to drop the classes, so they wouldn't affect her GPA.

College Spanish classes were so humiliating for Melinda, it made her sick. She says when the Professor asked questions in Spanish, others students would respond back without hesitation. However when he got to her there would always be an awkward silence, because she didn't know. "He could have been talking Greek and I wouldn't have known!" Melinda says sometimes she'd hear other Students sigh during the silence. "Class was such an humiliating experience, I'd actually become ill before going." Melinda put off retaking Spanish as long has she could. Now she only had 2 semesters left and couldn't graduate if she didn't complete both Spanish I and II consecutively.

Melinda was about to cry, before the Dean told her this was a common problem. Spanish and Algebra were the biggest culprits for College Seniors not graduating on time. Students procrastinate like everyone else and often put the toughest classes off until their Senior year. Unfortunately when they can't pass, it delays their graduation. The Dean told her that Online Spanish Lessons had helped a lot of students graduate on time. He wrote down some recommendations and gave them to her.

Melinda hurried home and looked up his suggestions. "I thought Online Spanish lessons were just some cheap e-books thrown together with audio, boy was I wrong!" She says that some of the courses were highly reputable, even affiliated with ACTFL, the American Council On the Teaching Of Foreign Languages. The online technology that made up the courses were equally impressive, even Award-winning! If Melinda wanted to learn a 3rd language, some of the programs offered French, German, Arabic and more!

Months later, Melinda couldn't be happier. Online Spanish Lessons helped her sail through both Spanish I and II! "I had totally given up hope before. I wouldn't have graduated without the help of Online Spanish Lessons!" Melinda also says the Online Spanish lessons landed her the first job she interviewed for. "Turns out the employer wanted someone who was bilingual and I was the only candidate who knew Spanish!" Melinda called her Dean after she got the job and thanked him for everything. "I would recommend Online Spanish Lessons to anyone struggling with foreign language. They were a life saver!"

Lisa Wonsey

Lisa Wonsey is a Freelance Writer and Graduate of Loyola University in Chicago. She writes on various subjects and has numerous articles published on the internet. To read more about Melinda and the best Online Lessons to help you tackle Spanish, go to www.Squidoo.com/OnlineSpanishLessons now!

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1. Angela (02:45, 24.11.2008)
OMG! My College Spanish Classes were just like that!

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Struggling to Learn Spanish? Online Spanish Lessons Can Help!

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A College Senior's graduation is in jeopardy after several failed attempts at Spanish. Melinda had taken College Spanish 3 times and couldn't pass. With Graduation looming, and only two semesters left, she had to pass Spanish I and II consecutively. Her Dean suggested Online Spanish Lessons to help. Will this be the answer to Melinda's problem?

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