On Friday 24 Jun 2005 11:38 am, Philip Tellis wrote:
I take a german class for the joy of being in a beginner's class.
precisely my point - even if a formal course is crap, 1. some fundamentals do get across 2. interaction with fellow students is highly beneficial even if the interraction is to gripe about the quality of the course and the stupidity of the teacher - which often leads to a collective effort to learn on ones own.