Reviews for Beginners Level: Spanish for Absolute Beginners

Great foundational course!

The course was amazing - I felt like I learned so much in a short amount of time and Nick was a really wonderful teacher. The virtual experience was really seamless and the class size was also great, if felt like we all got plenty of time to ask questions and practice in every class. I already signed up for level 2, can’t wait!

I really liked the course I took through Berges. It made me feel like I had a better base level of understanding the present tense and certain verbs we use in the language over and over again. My instructor Karen was a great teacher and was so patient with us throughout the course.

This was a great online course to start learning more Spanish. I definitely got a lot out of the class and really enjoyed my professor and classmates.

The course was appropriate for a beginner student. The content was clear and in the order of difficulty. There were homework exercises to practice after class. It focused on overall literacy in Spanish- Reading, Writing, Listening n Speaking. The pace at which content was covered was just right... never too slow or rushed. The instructor explained the content very thoroughly with practice examples. Miss Medina is super professional and has immense patience. I have enrolled in next level now... The cost of the the course is high without the Groupon and will be a factor in enrollment for the next level. The institute should rather let students use Groupon’s to encourage them to continue their learning of the new language. Last but not the least, the coordinator, Laura Rios, is extremely prompt in her communication with any queries. One suggestion would be to provide instructors direct institute emails for communication rather than always going through the coordinator. Overall a very good experience.

Fun ,informative and the Bright spot of my week!

Excellent course with an exceptional teacher.

I enjoyed the class and Rolando’s instruction style.

Great course. I was devoted and eager to learn during the pandemic

I loved the pace of the class. It zipped along and we covered a lot of ground in a short time. Nelson was fantastic and kept it moving with great energy.

I really enjoyed the online classroom experience and now can speak basic conversational Spanish with mi novio!

It was always clearly delivered and explanations for grammar and other questions always answered.

The course is very informative, perfectly paced, and appropriate for beginners.

Loved the course! Fun, engaging, challenging but not too difficult. Our instructor did a great job, particularly under the circumstances of having to teach virtually.

I liked the Graf Method. It was easy enough to understand as a beginner. There were only 3 other people in the class which allowed everyone to participate at a good pace. I tend to lose interest if I have to wait for 5 or 6 other people to respond to questions from the homework particularly if they are not prepared. The instructor was patient with us and stayed pretty much to the format of the material. He did not go off on tangents which can really confuse me but brought to our attention certain things that he thought were necessary for us to know that might have not been covered in the lesson.

I came into the class with decent amount of memory from 9 years of classes from middle school to high school. However, without continued practice over the 30 years since, I lost a lot. The class as helpful with reintroducing vocabulary; verb conjugation; definitives; sentence structure. I learned why sentence structure existed as opposed to how it was taught in school which was "it is what it is. that is the rule." Attending this class showed me where I have used Spanish incorrectly. Attending online during the pandemic was amazing, but didn't leave opportunity for conversations/interacting between classmates and teacher.

It was great. Maria was so engaging and created an environment where students could engage with one another, which is so challenging online. I learned so much and was prepared for the exam and so happily surprised that I was able to hold a conversation at the end!

I really enjoyed the class. The teacher was very knowledgeable. New vocabulary / grammar was introduced in a logical way. Being able to take the course online was convenient. I feel like I learned a lot in the ten weeks.

This course was a great! a broken down - structural introduction into learning the Spanish language.

I love the place from the front desk to the Teachers. My work schedule wasn’t allowing me to continue and they worked with me tremendously. Juan Carlos is an awesome Instructor and I hated having to stop. I’m going take it again next month!