I started during the pandemic in 2020 and have been doing weekly since then, and it’s taken my language level from “I can vaguely guess what this text says” to “I can understand native Spanish speakers well and mostly make myself understood, although my grammar isn’t perfect” (so probably from about A1-2 to B2). The lessons seem to average out at about $20USD an hour (and I do an hour a week), although there are cheaper teachers on the service in the range of as well (just did a quick search and I’m seeing some in the $10-15USD range as well).
I definitely use it as a supplement to Duolingo and other resources - I haven’t abandoned those completely - but the interactivity seems to make it stick in a way that other formats don’t.
I started during the pandemic in 2020 and have been doing weekly since then, and it’s taken my language level from “I can vaguely guess what this text says” to “I can understand native Spanish speakers well and mostly make myself understood, although my grammar isn’t perfect” (so probably from about A1-2 to B2). The lessons seem to average out at about $20USD an hour (and I do an hour a week), although there are cheaper teachers on the service in the range of as well (just did a quick search and I’m seeing some in the $10-15USD range as well).
I definitely use it as a supplement to Duolingo and other resources - I haven’t abandoned those completely - but the interactivity seems to make it stick in a way that other formats don’t.
thats super reasonable
thanks for the heads up. ive got it in my language learning bookmark and will be diving in soon. its pretty much exactly what i asked for