Ulli Kotanko
2022-11-24
I really enjoyed this series of conversation classe very much. Juan Carlos created a stress free atmosphere and encouraged the students to talk freely and without hesitation. The topics were very interesting and had meaning. I highly recommend this class!
Judith Gibbs
2022-11-23
The course was engaging an fun.
Sally Davis
2022-05-26
The Basic Conversation course is a great way to practice what we've learned in the other grammar classes and put it to use in a low-pressure environment. We learn tons of new vocabulary words that will help in everyday conversation.
Abigail Clark
2022-05-25
Great course!
Lynn Wentworth
2022-05-16
I loved this class. The instructor changed part way through but each instructor (Julia and Silvana) was great in her own way. I will be taking this class again.
candace gibbs
2022-04-30
I have been taking clases with Berges online since October 2020 and have had the best experiences. I recently started basic conversation with Rolando and he is spectacular! He is so much fun which makes everyone feel comfortable in class and helps us to learn and engage in conversation! I hope that you open more clases since my recent one for intermediate got canceled.
Anonymous
2022-04-28
An excellent opportunity to engage in real conversation about our everyday lives, issues of importance to us, and generally fun exchanges. The instructor inserts clarifications and ways of expressing everyday talk throughout the conversation in ways that are clear and supportive.
sahran odom
2022-04-21
This course is great to enhance your speaking skill, especially if your not that comfortable speaking. Definitely a great support system and builds your confidence.
Anonymous
2022-04-21
The class was good overall. It started with 8 students which I thought were too many for the online class. Some were more advanced or talkative than others, thus the time to speak during class varied. At the end of the course, the size was reduced to 4 which was perfect. The remaining people were about the same level, and we spoke pretty evenly. I think the class size should limit to 5 for this particular course to be more effective. The materials we discussed were interesting, and the instructor did a good job facilitating.
Meredith Nemirov
2022-02-21
I thought the class was excellent. So much so that I signed up for the next one. There were only two other students so I am sure that was a benefit because we got to know each other and there was plenty of time to practice our conversational skills. The homework given was very challenging and I think I improved my reading and writing skills enormously!
Candace Gibbs
2022-02-09
I took basic conversation with Rolando and was very nervous about taking this class however he immediately put me at ease. Rolando is an amazing teacher who is able to engage the students and also encourage us to discuss complex topics. On top of it all he is so much fun that I look forward to his class every week!
Anonymous
2022-02-03
This class provided excellent opportunities to engage in Basic Conversation. Rolando led normal interactive-type discussions that gave students a chance not only to respond to questions that he modeled, but also to then frame questions ourselves of one another in an organic way. Periodically, during those conversations, Rolando would also interject reminders about sentence structures and/or colloquial patterns relevant to the conversation. Discussion about the readings was also natural and interesting, giving all students a chance to engage in conversation on the topic at whatever level we were able.
Jerry Crasnick
2022-02-03
It's a beneficial course because nothing beats free-flowing conversation as a teaching tool. We spent about two-thirds of the time in conversation and the other 30 minutes dissecting news stories that were given to us as homework. In one of my other classes, we put together individual 5- and 10-minute presentations that I found enjoyable. That wasn't the case in this class, but I still got a lot out of the 10 sessions.
Jamie Canton
2021-12-28
This was a great conversation practice course. The teacher was good at getting us to speak and over time we developed a good flow so that it was just very natural conversation in Spanish. Very enjoyable! Thank you.
Benjamin Charbit
2021-12-06
I took all 5 grammar courses and this basic conversation course twice.
This was very good in terms of the reading material- interesting articles and it forced me to read in Spanish, try to understand, practice my accent and get a vocabulary list together.
The free flowing conversation in Spanish forced me to speak in Spanish which is the only way to learn and I liked the cultural topics as well.
I will take this course again as I want to be fluent!
Alan Delman
2021-11-26
I really enjoyed the challenge of speaking and listening to Spanish every week for 90mn
Jerry Crasnick
2021-11-01
It's 90 minutes once a week, about 98 percent in Spanish. We began each lesson sharing personal updates, then spent about an hour discussing 5 news stories that we were assigned as homework. Then we would spend 15 minutes or so on a designated discussion topic (life in Mexico or Colombia, technology and its impact on our lives, etc.) before signing off with a few more minutes of conversation. In addition, we had to give two fairly lengthy presentations in Spanish -- one on a famous person and the other on a Latin-American celebration or holiday. You have to put in some time outside of class. But if you do, you can make significant progress.
Joseph Rivera
2021-10-28
The course was excellent. As a class we were able to practice our skills in a real-world setting as we discussed our day to day lives. It gave us an opportunity to apply the lessons we learned in an organic way that matched how we might actually use them in our lives.
Sarah Manhardt
2021-09-12
Class was great conversation practice. Nicolás is very skilled in leading and generating conversation
Melissa Ford
2021-08-08
A great course, the questions and articles for homework were helpful for me to learn new words and feel more confident in my Spanish conversation skills