<p>hi. I've never taken any Spanish classes in high school ( I took French), so I was thinking of taking Spanish Elementary 1 this fall. But I heard that some people who already have knowledge of Spanish take Elementary 1 to make their GPA higher, so I'm kinda worried that elemetary classes for Spanish are hard for a complete beginner. Has any Spanish beginner taken elementary class? If so, was it hard to keep up with the class? </p>
<p>Also, what exactly does "laboratory" mean in language classes? French classes were just noted as "lecture 4hours", but Spanish classes were "discussion 5 hours+laboratory 1 hour." Are there any differences between these types??</p>