I hope that some of the people using TalkAbroad will comment on how you integrate the cost into your educational program.  The lowest price I found listed on the website is $10 per student for a 30-minute session.  That seems reasonable to me from the value perspective, but using it once per week would add ~$160 per student to the cost of the class.  This would be a challenging cost increase for many programs and students.  However, cutting the number of sessions decreases the advantages.  I’d love to read more about the practical choices that you have made, to make Talk Abroad work in your language classes.



Derek



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On May 16, 2018, at 1:19 PM, Hammond, Thomas <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:



We have just completed a year-long pilot of TalkAbroad here at Harvard, and it has been very well received by students and faculty alike.



I have been impressed with the speed and helpfulness of their support, both for our faculty and students and for my Center's team when some small issues arose with prepaid subscription codes, etc. We are adopting TalkAbroad full-steam ahead now that the pilot has been completed, and based on the "buzz" from faculty who participated in the pilot, I have received a number of queries from other language groups. They are just rolling out the option of shorter conversations (10 minutes, I believe), which might provide a very useful start for beginning-level students.  Couldn't be happier with the program or the company.



Hope this helps,



Thom



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