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 -- Thomas Hammond, Director The Language Center, Harvard University Lamont 430, Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA 02138 On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:42 PM, Carly Born < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm interested to hear from anyone who has used or suggested their > students use TalkAbroad. I'm interested to hear how it went and if you > would continue to recommend using this company. Feel free to contact me on > or off list. Thanks! > > *~~* > > *Click here to sign up for scheduled office hours > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__calendar.google.com_calendar_selfsched-3Fsstoken-3DUUIzXzFjdC16YWFufGRlZmF1bHR8NTc1NWY5OGJlNjk2YTBlZTVkODMwMWI4YmEzNzk2ZmY&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=MXmCVVqt8BD5KIpX2n0O8DPlLIzE-NO2yT80dsErQ9Y&m=o5AaI2wqPMRhFiahL2xZnS4bX12CVJrCVs5IsjQO_3U&s=m019_KUoBG8_-9mcvsIgfJC1A0Wo8tZxlLnKRvgAfT4&e=>* > - or - > Feel free to use the Find A Time feature of Google Calendar > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__support.google.com_calendar_answer_37161-3Fhl-3Den-26ref-5Ftopic-3D3417926&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=MXmCVVqt8BD5KIpX2n0O8DPlLIzE-NO2yT80dsErQ9Y&m=o5AaI2wqPMRhFiahL2xZnS4bX12CVJrCVs5IsjQO_3U&s=x0bgU1Mu5s4WGS84j1MKX49IwsJzbEO_uZzYHSGo4xs&e=> > to propose another meeting time! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Carly J. Born > Academic Technology | Weitz 027C > Carleton College | 507-222-7010 | [log in to unmask] > > > >
