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Online Spanish Tutoring Brings Immersion Spanish Lessons to U.S. Medical and Legal Professionals
Professionals link up with private tutors in Guatemala from their home or office PCs.
Portland, OR (PRWEB) September 8, 2005 -- Speak Shop, www.speakshop.com,
is an award-winning pioneer in online foreign language tutoring.
Medical and legal professionals use Speak Shop to take face-to-face
Spanish lessons with experienced tutors in Guatemala -- when they want,
without leaving their desks. In one online system, working adults can
choose a tutor, schedule lessons and take live lessons via webcam.
Hispanic immigration is motivating U.S. employees and professionals to
add Spanish language training to their schedules. With more than 40
million Hispanics in the U.S., the impact is widespread. Life-saving
services such as healthcare and emergency aid can hinge on whether the
provider knows Spanish or has access to an interpreter, which they
often do not.
Many of Speak Shop\'s customers are taking lessons to build specialized
vocabulary in their professional fields. Immersion lessons are often
the most effective way to learn a language, but traveling abroad is not
feasible for most people. Students come to Speak Shop for intense yet
affordable tutoring that they would otherwise not be able to access.
Because each lesson is one-on-one, they learn faster and can
home in on the most important areas for their needs. The scheduling is
up to the student. Some students take lessons every day while others
check in once every couple of weeks. "Speak Shop is one of the best
uses I\'ve seen of the internet. The classes are helping me learn the
specialized vocabulary I need for my work as a lawyer while improving
my grammar, listening and conversational skills. My teacher, Milvia, is
great. I take classes when it is convenient for me," Frances, attorney
and Speak Shop student.
Speak Shop also creates opportunities for tutors. Tutors set their own
rates at Speak Shop\'s open marketplace. Speak Shop provides tutors with
results of customer research to help them with pricing and supports
tutors through marketing and business training. Students choose tutors
based on experience, feedback ratings and prices, creating a true fair
trade market. By using the Internet, tutors in Latin America are
reaching a huge new market of students. The system reduces poverty and
creates jobs while giving customers who could not travel to Guatemala
for immersion lessons a new option.
About Speak Shop
Speak Shop was founded by Clay and Cindy Cooper to increase access to
foreign language education and to generate economic opportunity for
people in Latin America. People around the nation use Speak Shop to
take live Spanish lessons online while supporting international
economic development. For more details on Speak Shop visit www.speakshop.com
Contact:
Cindy Cooper
267-295-2862
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