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Jeremiah W.

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  • Vista Higher Learning

10/9/20

Because of the pandemic, I have had to take all this semester online, unluckily for me, I decided I was going to knock out the first of the two language credits I am required to have thought that I could just swing by since the two my school offers do not interest me at all. This is not the case with this 'program'.
Because my teacher requires I have the physical book, which is totally optional I had to pay upwards of $300 for this on top o the tuition AND online class fees, so I paid $900 to use this ultimately useless system.

Now that the rant is over, let me explain WHY this course is a waste of time and money. 1st off I have never had a program designed to teach me a language prattle off words this fast, I get it that this is how they speak in the country where the language comes from BUT when you are learning a new language slow and enunciated words help you do this, they seem to think the opposite, and on top of that use the 'slang' version of words in the Roman videos which makes the faster pace even more incomprehensible as what they are saying isn't even how the examples sound. The questions themselves are incredibly subjective and expect you to have the context you don't, it will mark you down for using an informal phrase when it expects formal when all you're saying is 'What time is it', sure if I knew I was talking to a receptionist before an interview I'd speak formally but I don't have the knowledge to make the call when I'm told 'Turn this statement into a question' and the statement is 'The time is BLAH'. Overall the program is completely laughable and like other reviews, I recommend finding out of your school uses it and AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE. This company does NOT deserve your money.

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