Online Spanish Tutors
Special to The Miami Herald
…''At first it was difficult,'' said Juárez, who didn't have much experience with computers before she started working with Speak Shop. ``But I began to lose my fear as I realized it wasn't as complicated as I first thought it was.''
Now she has mastered talking with her far-away student through her headset, simultaneously typing clarifications into a chat box and clicking to another folder to look for the day's homework. Tutors set their own price for their work, which now varies between $7 and $10 per hour. Speak Shop takes none of these earnings. However, tutors who use the local Spanish school's facilities to give online classes pay a small fee for the space.
Four of the tutors in Guatemala now work from home using their own equipment.
''The fact that they can have a computer and Internet at home is really concrete evidence of the economic change,'' Cindy Cooper said. Tutors use Speak Shop's software and online scheduling system for free, while the company makes money from a monthly membership fee charged directly to students -- from $9.99 to $39.99 depending on how many classes the students take. Still, lessons turn out to be cheaper than most language classes available in the United States.
Although still small, Speak Shop is growing rapidly. A total of 6,000 hours of lessons were offered in 2008 compared to just 3,700 the year before.
JOB-SPECIFIC CLASSES
Speak Shop also offers specialized programs for various professional fields and is accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing to offer continuing education credits for nurses wanting to learn Spanish. No nurses have yet tried out the program.
Speak Shop has won recognition for focus on social responsibility. …
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Our weekly program starts every Monday and it offers 20 hours of classes during the week.
However students can start any day of the week.
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