I live around, work with, attend church with, and in other ways hang around people that have taken through college level classes of Spanish, and they can't carry on a conversation in Spanish.
I know children that have attended school through 2nd and 3rd grades, and they can speak Spanish and English equally well.
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I've only met one other gringo that speak the language as well or better than I, but he's had two more years learning than I have, and he did it all by 'self immersion', in other words, his level of dedication required him to turn his entire life over to the latino culture and language. He's only visited Spanish speaking countries for a week at the time, so most of his immersion has been at home and on the job. He taught himself with every method he could find.
I used Rosetta Stone as a foundational tool and vocabulary builder for me, and it has worked well. I've completed all five levels of Latin American Spanish but I continue to pursue 'real' fluency.
To quote Izononi1: 'Assuming the same level of enthusiasm and effort' I won't go so far as to grade the different methods, your mileage will probably vary anyway. Whichever route you choose, it depends on what level of fluency you want to attain (if any) and just how much effort you are willing to put into it (and it takes a lot).
I have finally reached a level of being able to 'comfortably converse' with most Spanish speakers and I give a lot of the credit to RS, but my wife says it is because I'm obsessed.
If you’re considering learning Spanish, you may be a bit confused about which Spanish to speak. Not only is the Spanish spoken in Latin America different from the Spanish spoken in Spain, but each region seems to have its own influences and dialects. If you’re traveling to Spain and want to learn a language spoken by the majority of Spaniards, you’ll want to speak Castilian Spanish.
Castilian Spanish refers to the standardized dialect of Spanish spoken throughout much of Spain, especially in central Spain. Under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco in the early 19th century, Castilian Spanish was mandated as the official language of Spain, and all other languages were banned. After Franco’s death, the Spanish Constitution allowed many regions of Spain to adopt a co-official language, and today several areas are considered bilingual.
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