Reviews for Level 2: The Past Tense and Other Topics

4.8 (351 reviews)
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Joseph Tanen
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
2023-02-28
Well structured course. After level two you will be familiar with the past tense.
Teresa Pinto Diaz
2023-02-27
. The course was appropriate and challenging for level 2.
Maureen O'Neill
2023-01-18
Moving on to the past tense is great. It makes communication so much better.
Sam M.
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
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
2022-12-21
The course, and Professor Alvarez's teaching, was a wonderful way to expand my knowledge of Spanish.
Ryan Hall
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)
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
2022-11-22
The course material was well thought out and provided a helpful incremental approach to learning the language.
Anonymous
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
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
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
2022-07-25
I would like to see the instructor teach more vocabulary. Currently the course is too grammar focused
Victoria McGovern
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
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
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
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
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
2022-04-18
Great, I love the way the course is laid out and the virtual format worked better than I thought it would.