We had stuttered and stumbled and persevered. And our teacher was still smiling. Our valedictory was brief but pleasant. There were hugs for the teacher, promises to enroll with her again and invitations to visit her in the Hudson Valley. And a valedictory of her own. ''I am moved by the fact that people come and spend a weekend, people who have other interesting things to do,'' Mme.
Some people think they are better than they are.
Here is a sampling of places in the New York metropolitan region that offer intensive language classes. All are based on a conversational approach. The most economical programs are two-month courses in Spanish, German, French and Italian for groups of fewer than eight students, meeting once a week for sessions of 2 hours and 15 minutes. Monthlong classes in German at all levels, meeting for just under three hours twice a week. Offers 20 languages, from American Sign to Yiddish, at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.