Reviews for Level 2: The Past Tense and Other Topics

Jessi Berry
star 5.0
2024-02-01
Level 2 is great for starting to connect the dots of the language. I found that on holiday to Colombia, I was able to communicate with and understand people in basic conversation, as well as have enough basic knowledge to pick up on context clues. I really like that it reiterates what we learned in Level 1 - I am a very logical learner and the course formula is very logical.
Tara Taylor
star 5.0
2024-01-24
Level 2 covers a lot of topics while still focusing on the past tense. I think the course is designed to go at a slower pace to give students a chance to memorize and practice between classes.
Amy Yargosz
star 5.0
2024-01-23
I really like how the courses are laid out. It feels like a natural progression of words you would want to say. The preterite allows me to speak in the past tense, and I'm excited about learning more.
Danielle Avery
star 5.0
2023-12-04
I like how the classes provide a foundation of building blocks to truly learn Spanish.
Michael Witherspoon - ACXIOM
star 5.0
2023-12-01
This course was excellent. At first, I didn't think it would take 15 hours of classroom plus homework time to learn the simple past tense but I am happy we spent that much time on it. I have tried to learn it before but it has never stuck. This time it did. The written materials were very helpful both in the classroom and while doing homework. These materials are efficient as they include enough examples to understand regular patterns plus carefully selected irregular conditions and patterns to promote learning without overwhelming the students. In my life I have studied many foreign languages using a variety of learning modes. I found this course very effective.
Anne Mariah Tapp
star 5.0
2023-11-15
Really excellent content and teachers.
Michele Henhapl
star 5.0
2023-11-02
I’ve greatly enjoyed the class and feel I have learned a lot!
Kelsey Whatley
star 5.0
2023-10-18
The pace of Level 2 was great, it pushed me while still teaching the basics. I learned so much!
LC
star 5.0
2023-10-09
The courses have exceeded my expectations in every way. The instructors are not only highly knowledgeable but also incredibly engaging. They made learning Spanish a fun and interactive experience. The lessons were well-structured, and the content was both relevant and practical.
James Knowles
star 5.0
2023-09-12
This is a good course for learning this specific tense along with lots of vocab.
Jon Craig Nelson
star 5.0
2023-08-29
The course thus far seems to be quite intensive and the material is well presented. I would like to see more communication in Spanish but it seems that some students aren't comfortable doing so and the instructor copes with it well.
Eleanna Makris
star 5.0
2023-07-26
So much fun and learned alot! Highly recommend
Michael Allen
star 5.0
2023-07-17
Fantastic class. Material is organized in ways that make sense and teaches strong core ideas while also offering vocabulary that can be used day to day.
Richard Stegman
star 5.0
2023-07-17
I found the course to be very helpful. Learning in community works well in developing speaking skills.
Lisa Labrado
star 5.0
2023-07-13
This course was hard! It was made understandable by Sofia. She is a really wonderful, insightful and generous instructor.
Madalina Vlase
star 5.0
2023-07-03
I had a great experience with the course at Berges Institute, I learned a lot and improved my Spanish. The video format interactive class is the best way to learn. I booked all classes from the beginning and kept me on a regular weekly schedule. I am looking forward to practice and improve what I learned so far. Thank you Berges Institute!
Ray Valdez
star 5.0
2023-06-29
My Spanish courses has been great with Rolando as my Spanish teacher. In only two courses of 10 weeks each course. I've been having conversations at work, reading, writing well. This has been a great experience in this class and I will be finishing all 5 sessions and hopefully at the end of my courses I will be fluent.
Darian Woods
star 5.0
2023-06-28
Appropriate level and amount of homework for someone who also works a 9-5. Good interaction and clear explanations.
Jingshu G.
star 5.0
2023-06-27
The course is very well constructed. I have taken Spanish classes from one other institute before, but that was not half good of how Berges is. Here I feel that I learned the grammar step by step in an understandable way. The practice questions in the workbook also helped me a lot to strengthen and emphasize what I learned from each class. Previously I always didn't know where to start with my Spanish learning, I felt like I learned them piece by piece, but with Berges, I feel I am learning in a systematic way and I am able to connect what I learned. However - I don't mean to be picky - but if I have to say one thing that I think this course can be improved, I think the workbook questions can add some listening practice. Sometimes I feel when I read the words, I know what it means, but when I hear it, I couldn't recognize it. I know that we have millions of listening materials that we can find online, like YouTube or whatever, but if the listening practices can be added into the workbook, it will be more specific to practice what we just learned in this book.
Tricia C.
star 5.0
2023-06-15
Berges classes are great. Very structured but adaptable to the level in the class. Thoroughly enjoy and pan on moving to the next level very soon.
Tysen White
star 5.0
2023-06-08
I appreciate the class encouragement on speaking spanish during class. I feel bad making mistakes however the encouragement and feedback is positive with correction on how to say it that doesn't make you feel stupid
Mark Mattek
star 5.0
2023-04-26
The course is great - the curriculum flows nicely and doesn't feel too demanding. Great format to learn and practice.
Cinzia Berletti
star 5.0
2023-04-25
Great class!
Helen Chew
star 5.0
2023-04-24
I really enjoyed the conversational part of the course, reviewing the homework and having the instructor work with us through examples and every day conversation. I wanted to improve my grammar and Berges does a great job of teaching. I found that there were many skill levels at Level 2. Because of scheduling, I attended classes with 4 different instructors and the teaching and learner levels were not always uniform.
Maximilian Paulus
star 5.0
2023-04-12
The overall course was really good. A good thing about this new virtual format is the flexibility but I have to admit that I miss the in-person-classes. :)
Anonymous
star 5.0
2023-03-20
The course was really well laid out and I felt that I had a solid understanding of the pretérito perfecto.
nicholas sansone
star 5.0
2023-03-10
I thought the speed of the class was perfect and the things we were learning was very useful!
Elena Bonomo
star 5.0
2023-02-28
I had an amazing time in Level 2 with Juan Carlos! I have spent the last 2-3 years trying to learn Spanish on my own with Rosetta Stone and Duo Lingo, so I came in with a little bit of knowledge but didn't feel comfortable speaking. This class really helped fill in all of the gaps that I was missing, and I can't believe how much progress I made in 10 weeks. I went from being super self conscious about my Spanish, to genuinely being excited to go to class every week. I'm so looking forward to level 3!
Joseph Tanen
star 4.0
2023-02-28
The course covered a digestible amount of material without being overly burdensome. The homework was super valuable in getting us to repeat the concepts many times over.There were only three students in this class, which I found to be very good, because it gave us plenty of opportunities to speak and engage with the teacher and fellow students. Everyone showed up prepared for each class.
Kiki Clementine
star 5.0
2023-02-28
Well structured course. After level two you will be familiar with the past tense.
Teresa Pinto Diaz
star 5.0
2023-02-27
. The course was appropriate and challenging for level 2.
Maureen O'Neill
star 5.0
2023-01-18
Moving on to the past tense is great. It makes communication so much better.
Sam M.
star 5.0
2023-01-14
I have really enjoyed taking Spanish at Berges. I previously studied Spanish many years ago, but have forgotten a lot of the grammar rules, conjugations, etc. and taking the course helped me refresh a lot of my memory. I initially only intended to take Level 2, but I enjoyed the classes so much that I continued on to Level 3 and hope to take the rest of the levels and eventually sign up for conversation classes--I really feel like Berges can help me get my Spanish to a conversational level. I will note that I also try to do Spanish practice throughout the week beyond the assigned homework from Berges, as they recommend in their reminder emails. I don't think just taking the class and doing the homework would be sufficient to gain knowledge quickly, but I think they offer a really good foundation and framework on which to build atop so you can structure your supplemental practice effectively.
Tori Cole
star 4.0
2023-01-10
This course was great! I wish I could have done 2 hour long classes instead. But that's not the fault of the instructor.
Jacob Waltuck
star 5.0
2022-12-21
The course, and Professor Alvarez's teaching, was a wonderful way to expand my knowledge of Spanish.
Ryan Hall
star 5.0
2022-12-13
Wonderful! I like the pace and the amount of work each week. It's enough that I can see obvious progress, but not too much that I feel bogged down.
Eddie Walls (ACXIOM)
star 5.0
2022-11-29
It was a challenging course for me, but the pace was well thought out along with challenging homework to reinforce the class. Rolando is an amazing teacher with plenty of patience and keeps you engaged while never overwhelming you with content. Amazing instructor as always. Looking forward to level 3.
Stephen Frizell
star 5.0
2022-11-22
The course material was well thought out and provided a helpful incremental approach to learning the language.
Anonymous
star 5.0
2022-08-22
Level 2 at Berges was great! I really enjoyed the curriculum and am impressed by how much my Spanish has improved since Level 1. I'm really looking forward to Level 3!
Stefanie Morse
star 3.0
2022-08-09
I was not super thrilled with my experience this time. Last time, I had class with Edgardo and he was excellent.
Paula Tortorello
star 5.0
2022-07-26
I really like learning Past tense. It opened up my ability to read, write, but especially talk more. It is difficult to express yourself in the present tense only. Now, I have a larger repertoire which broadened my ability for a more extensive conversations.
Tereza Todorova
star 3.0
2022-07-25
I would like to see the instructor teach more vocabulary. Currently the course is too grammar focused
Victoria McGovern
star 5.0
2022-06-09
The course is paced and structured in a very easy-to-follow nature. Since I don’t feel overwhelmed by the amount of content covered and homework given each week, I have time to memorize new vocabulary and grammar rules.
Shannon Leutheuser
star 5.0
2022-06-09
I had a great experience with a Level 2 course. It was the right starting point after years of self study. The Berges method was easy to follow and a good balance of in class instruction and homework reinforcement. Our professor created a friendly safe space while challenging us to speak up and demonstrate new skills. Looking forward to Level 3!
Lydia Gaston-Greenberg
star 4.0
2022-05-17
The course book was useful for review and to prepare for the next class, which included weekly homework. I learned enough in Level 2 to be able to construct simple descriptive sentences, discuss events, and also begin to train my ear in the way I hear Spanish spoken around me, outside class.
Kamil Ghoshal
star 5.0
2022-05-03
Course was very well structured and expanded the topics covered in level 1. Content was focused on practical use while delving into grammatical structures. Instructor explained more advanced concepts, which came up often, but we're not part of the course syllabus
Judith Weitz
star 5.0
2022-04-18
The second level Spanish class tor by Andres was a great experience. He provided a very good understanding of second level work and incorporated what I had learned in the first level. I would recommend his class and the Berges institute for a great language learning experience
Karolina Prus
star 5.0
2022-04-18
Great, I love the way the course is laid out and the virtual format worked better than I thought it would.
Mary Kocy
star 3.0
2022-04-18
It is with regret to say that this particular Level 2 class was not as well structured or consistently excellent as the Level 1 class with Julia.
Curtis Sylvester
star 5.0
2022-04-18
I always look forward to the next class! It's a supportive, warm environment, and we are all learning a lot together! It's especially nice when someone from a previous class shows up in the current class. Basically the class is very effective educationally, but also a nice social experience as well.