Advanced Conversation

Well-designed program with excellent teachers!

The course was very useful and enjoyable for me. The small number of students in the class gave me lots of opportunity to extend my fluency and my command of the grammar. I recommend the course and the instructor highly for any advanced student.

The course was exactly what I was looking for when I enrolled. I needed an opportunity to speak Spanish regularly in conversations that were complex enough to require me to use my advanced command of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. The course gave me that opportunity.

Rolando is a gifted teacher. He a great conversationalist and a fantastic listener. Rolando makes his students feel comfortable expressing themselves. It would be easy for him to let grammer mistakes slide, however, he takes the time to correct them. In addition, he explains why one word maybe a better option than another (for example tratar (to try) vs. probar (to test or try) or why a phrase should be said in a particular order. This habit is extremely beneficial to the student who is practicing their Spanish and the students who are listening to the conversation. I look forward to my conversation classes with Rolando. Learning Spanish with Rolando is an exciting adventure!

This is a great course. As always with Berges, the instructor (Rolando) was top notch. He's curious, empathetic, and patient, and is very knowledgeable. The only downside to this course is that at times there are individuals who are clearly not at the advanced level. I understand they need to be exposed to those with more advanced Spanish to improve but I think Berges could do a better job vetting participants and maybe steering them to some private lessons before enrollment in an advanced course.

Estoy disfrutando este clase muchisimo. Los otros estudiantes son muy interesantes y inteligentes y por eso estamos, en además de conversaciónes de nuestros vidas y qué sucedió durante la semana pasada, estamos leyendo cuentos cortos de varios escritores. También escuchamos canciones y discutir las letras. Esto hace la clase muy cultural y muy divertido. Gracias Nicolás!

This is a super fun course for practicing real conversation. Every class session is different.

The advanced classes are not only instructive, but the subjects under discussion are always very interesting, meaningful, and sometimes just plain fun. I look forward to each class and highly recommend these classes, and Berges Institute in general, as a way to learn and improve your Spanish while having an enjoyable experience. Five stars!