| Using the latest technology or with the help | | | | |
| of the internet, you can learn Spanish at | | | | Advantages of learn Spanish at home are many. |
| home quickly, successfully, inexpensively and | | | | Some of them are - decreased commuting time, |
| at the pace of your choice. Conversational | | | | saving many dollars in gasoline and car |
| fluency in Spanish empowers people who need a | | | | maintenance or transit fares, and relief from |
| high standard of the Spanish language for | | | | untold stress fighting traffic. This is also |
| business, travel or school. Not only will a | | | | a plus for many who dislike to dress up to |
| wide range of career and business | | | | feel comfortable in settings outside the |
| opportunities open up to you, but it will | | | | home. Homemakers, mostly women but also an |
| also become a pleasure to travel in Spanish | | | | increasing number of men, are choosing |
| speaking regions. | | | | home-based learning programs in order to have |
| | | | more flexible learning hours and to be closer |
| If you choose to learn Spanish at home, you | | | | to their families. |
| will have a wide range of educational media | | | | |
| available to you, as well as more quality | | | | A few minor disadvantages of learning Spanish |
| time to focus on educational content. | | | | at home include three children storming in to |
| Streaming media allows a learner full control | | | | ask for snacks; or your teenager may resent |
| of when, where, how fast, and how often he or | | | | having to keep the stereo low because you're |
| she wants to learn. Your Spanish learning | | | | learning Spanish; or unexpected visits or |
| sessions can be quick snatches at odd times | | | | telephone calls from friends or neighbors. |
| or long late-night sessions due to the 24x7 | | | | Often it seems easier to water the plants or |
| access to educational media that is now | | | | do the laundry than to learn and practice |
| available. People can get a chance to craft | | | | Spanish. Without the deadlines imposed by |
| their responses at their own pace. For | | | | teachers or instructors, it can be hard to |
| educators, lectures can be video taped and | | | | finish exercises on your own. It takes time |
| distributed in an efficient way to students | | | | and discipline to establish steady, at-home |
| online. | | | | learning patterns. But these disadvantages of |
| | | | learning at home can be minimized by |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Learning | | | | self-discipline and by setting clear limits |
| Spanish at Home | | | | with family and friends. |