ABC Languages

I took an intro French course recently with Celine Val. I really liked the class and our teacher. I thought it was reasonably well structured and that she did a good job teaching us first how to pronounce, then how to read and write. We studied formal and informal.
If you have any background in a language I would suggest you refresh yourself and test into something other than the intro course. Starting at the beginning was perfect for me since I have never studied French before, but it was very, very basic stuff. Had I taken that level for a language I had previously studied I think I would have been bored.
Pros:
— Conveniently located to the 84 and 101 (and Caltrain?)
— Convenient times after work
— Great way to sample a new language to see if you’re really interested in it.
— You get to keep the text book (they are used, mine had writing it…)
Cons:
— When you are only meeting once a week it’s really easy to say: «I’ll study this weekend.» «I’ll study tomorrow.» «Oh crap, class is tonight, I better study.»
— Cost — it’s roughly $ 40 a class (give or take) so if you’re going to stick with it long term it’s going to add up. A college course may be cheaper (though with the way college tuition is these days maybe not?). Private lessons seem to run $ 30-​$ 40+ an hour, so I think their costs are reasonable. It just adds up over time, which hurts my head when I do the math…
— $ 50 one time set-​up fee per student