Reviews for Beginners Level: Spanish for Absolute Beginners
Dane Anderson
5.0
2021-12-29
Great course and I learned a ton. A lot to fit into a few months, but the workbook was very helpful.
Madelyn Sanchez
5.0
2021-12-29
The course was well organized and has really helped me kickstart my journey with learning Spanish. I would highly recommend this program and am already signed up for the next level!
Peter Tesoro
5.0
2021-12-15
The course is well structured and professional in every way. Everything about Berges is designed for a students maximum advantage and growth. The learning process is very detailed and swift. The amount of material covered in just ten weeks is amazing.
Meghan Shrewsbury
5.0
2021-11-30
Really great primer on elementary Spanish and covered a lot of information quickly without being overwhelming.
Jeffrey Davis
5.0
2021-11-30
Good pace, great blend of reading/writing/speaking/listening skills.
Terese Hagerty
5.0
2021-11-27
The content was clear and well sequenced.
james frierson
5.0
2021-11-27
The course was excellent and so was the teacher.
Timothy So
5.0
2021-11-27
It was great! Learned alot and María was very patient and helpful.
Janise Ashe
5.0
2021-11-25
The class is very good. I love the text book. The interactive structure of the class even though it’s online. Highly recommended for beginners
Angela Hickey
5.0
2021-11-05
I am glad I selected this program to learn Spanish. I appreciate that the course uses the construct of the Spanish language as a foundational teaching. This approach facilitates my learning the language and not just memorizing words. Well worth the investment. I am now advancing to Lesson 2.
Rivelino Mercharles
5.0
2021-10-30
As a beginner, the teacher makes me love Spanish and always impatient to get to her class. Everyone always involved and she does cares to explain every little details.
Charlotte M.
5.0
2021-10-28
Very well organized, the Graf method is excellent.
Charlotte M.
5.0
2021-10-27
This course was extremely well organized and straightforward. I love using the Graf method and am very excited to move onto Level 2!
Grant Fox
5.0
2021-10-27
I have tried to learn Spanish in the past, using many different approaches, but I have found this course to be the most useful. I appreciate the methodology used and the delivery method. Works for me so far!
Jill Davis
3.0
2021-10-27
I thought the course was good and the materials were all helpful. I liked the format and sequence of what was taught.
Bill Mah
5.0
2021-10-26
I was a bit intimidated after taking the first class. We covered a lot on the first day and there was a lot of memorization involved. My memory is not that good so that’s why I was intimidated. But I studied every night and each class thereafter was less intimidating. By the middle of the course, all that memorization helped me comprehend new topics later on! Can’t wait to take Course Two!
Dorota Olender
5.0
2021-10-04
Excellent teacher: knowledgeable, patient, and funny. I wished she thought next levels.
Michael Slade
5.0
2021-10-02
Very enjoyable course; liked the pacing. Ian was an excellent instructor!
Chris McDonald
5.0
2021-09-06
This was a great intro to Spanish. The approach offers a solid foundation for new learners.
Monica Broderick
4.0
2021-09-06
I thought the instructor was terrific but the textbook was confusing at times.
Alex Pavlock
5.0
2021-09-01
Maria was great and the content helped a lot although I still struggle with the basics here and there but I have a good foundation I think
Eva Laskowski
5.0
2021-08-10
It was a great intro into Spanish and the course materials/assignments were super helpful
Lyneth Whitley
5.0
2021-08-05
The course was excellent. I studied French for many years, but had no formal instruction in Spanish. I knew some words and phrases that I had learned from friends or from using apps and online self-study programs. The course pulled everything together by helping me to understand the grammar and have confidence that I was saying things correctly. I saw a huge improvement in my ability to read and understand Spanish. I also enjoyed the learning environment. Even though the course was online, I enjoyed the interaction with fellow students. I highly recommend this course.
Eric Elowitz
5.0
2021-08-04
The Beginners Spanish course is very well designed. The rules of grammar are presented in a very focused way which allows for easing into conversational Spanish. Looking forward to Level 2.
Cara Adams
5.0
2021-08-04
Eva actually taught this course, because Nelson was out on family leave. She was friendly, clear, and very encouraging and helpful.
Jillian McManus
5.0
2021-07-16
I enjoyed this Level 1 class. It was exactly where I needed to start and felt the pace of the class was perfect.
Jillian Gonzalez
3.0
2021-07-13
The course was great as far as materials and the instructor. I just found 90 minutes to be a very long time to commit on a weekly basis. I’d prefer an hour long course.
Alice Greene
4.0
2021-07-05
Julia is great. The curriculum works well. I would have valued a bit more learning around everyday phrases and some basic aids to communicating, such as what I believe is a very commonly used verb quierer and tips like tener que. I am now learning about these in a different format that I am trying, which is more about learning to speak and comprehend, quickly. I suggest including the key verbs --- with reflexives, of course, we need llarmarse and levantarse, but do we really need to prioritize verbs for shaving and putting on makeup? Nonetheless, I am using what I learned with Julia a lot, and I would recommend to anyone the foundational benefits provided by Berges and Julia.
Cyricia Edwards
5.0
2021-05-31
I was in a class with some great students and we had a very wonderful and patient instructor Alan Z. He made learning Spanish fun and interesting.
Sherri Robinson
5.0
2021-05-29
This course was simply superb! The format is simple yet, challenging. Nick Garcia is an amazing teacher, easy going, kind, patient, and very knowledgeable.
The lesson format is cumulative. Each weeks assignment would lead to not only a comprehensive understanding of the elementary basic use of sentence structuring and beginners conversation, but also works to build confidence in the student. I was very pleased with my progress and the ease by which the course was taught. I have signed up for the 2nd session with Nick- Highly recommend!
Lucia Simone winston
4.0
2021-05-24
The course was enjoyable and helpful in keeping me focused. At times it went too quickly, but Edgardo was always willing to clear up misunderstandings. I felt motivated and confident enough to register for the next level.
Kimberly NELSON-BROWNLEE
4.0
2021-04-15
Course was easy to follow and taught well. Homework was just enough to understand the concepts.
Khoi
5.0
2021-02-04
It was a great course. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. I have already signed up for the spanish 2 class. Maria was an amazing instructor. She was friendly and very accommodating to the class. Making us all feel comfortable and slowly interacting more as the class progressed. I look forward to taking more classes
Emily C
5.0
2021-01-26
I loved the course, it was the perfect pace for beginners - I felt like I learned a lot but wasn’t overwhelmed. Nick was a great instructor
Michelle Olivero
5.0
2021-01-19
I had taken Spanish many years ago and thought that I needed a refresher/back-to-basics type of class and I got that and so much more! By the end of the class, I am able to converse and speak about myself and others in Spanish, which is a huge leap. I'm excited to keep learning as I've signed up for Level 2! I love this method of teaching & learning as it's realistic and easy-to-understand.
Christopher Arcitio
5.0
2021-01-19
Excellent instructor. I’m taking the second course with Edgardo because of how well the first course went. Good course set up and enough time to learn a lot. Would definitely recommend to my colleagues and friends.
Candace Gibbs
5.0
2020-12-26
I love the structure of the course. Maria was very engaging and patient. She made class interactive and fun. I recommend Berges already to 2 other friends who have also signed up! I am also already signed up for level 2
Rochelle
5.0
2020-12-26
It was excellent. Briken down in simple form with use of examples to make me understand the instructor was great and encouraging
Anonymous
5.0
2020-12-24
Patient and engaging instructor, loved the format of the class and the way the class was structured
Anonymous
4.0
2020-12-24
I liked the course very much.
Sally He
5.0
2020-12-10
It was a very good course.
Anonymous
4.0
2020-11-29
I took a class in person in 2015, and now I am living across the country and am fortunate to take a class again from you all. I think the approach is simple and I am able to learn quickly. I think the style can be a little stagnant, but it’s important to lay down that ground work before one moves on. The Graf approach is very simple.
Hannah Osterman
5.0
2020-11-25
Really enjoyed the class and loved the way that it was structured. Appreciated the conversational approach to applying our lessons
Anonymous
5.0
2020-11-20
I had a very good experience with my first Berges Institute course. I liked how the course was organized, the clear topics and focus provided through the pdf textbook and the regular (weekly) class meetings.
Kenneth Solis
5.0
2020-10-25
The course was comprehensive and challenging. It was a good mix of textbook learning and peer to peer work.
Moira BIxby
5.0
2020-10-21
The course was great--Silvana was a patient, encouraging and fun teacher. I love the content of the courses, the pace, and the structure. Really looking forward to the next class!
Kyle Keller
5.0
2020-10-16
Great foundational course!
Beth Griffenhagen
5.0
2020-10-15
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!
Caroline Bondi
5.0
2020-09-28
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.
Anonymous
5.0
2020-09-28
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.