Reviews for Level 3: The Imperfect Tense

Well organized, thorough and motivating.

The level 3 course is 10 classes, 90 minutes each class, total of 15 hours. It’s almost entirely in Spanish but some English for clarification when needed. Nicholas was a delight. He’s an excellent teacher and clearly loves teaching! The class varied in size but was usually 4 students so lots of personal attention. I liked the non scripted candid conversations where we each try to speak with some fluency at the beginning of each class (despite asking Nicolas for words in Spanish to help us!) My only complaint is that I would like more examples/homework to practice each new item we learned more thoroughly. There is a great and easy book Berges has which is used as the core guide of the program but I would love an online login to get more practice even. Berges doesn’t currently offer this. I have complemented my studies with Duolingo and other Spanish language radio etc. I’m looking forward to Level 4 with Nicolas again (of course!) i highly recommend this Spanish language institute.

It was a great course. Maria explained all the grammar thoroughly and added many vocabulary words. She gave us time to conversate on a variety of topics.

The Berges institute is an awesome institute, well organized, flexible, and friendly. The same goes for the class. Very nice, professional instructor who keeps the class fun and engaging at all times. I learnt so much in this class and look forward to the next. Keep up the good work!

I found the text book really helpful. The instructor created a great learning experience.

The course is very thought out and planed well.

Course was good - teacher tried to get everyone to speak.

Nelson brings a sense of humor and imagination to every class. He provides plenty of opportunities for conversation and interaction with fellow classmates, creating a congenial, relaxed atmosphere. A heavy dose of grammar assists the learning process, along with regular homework. It is a thoughtful system and Nelson is a great teacher.

Best spanish class in NYC

I really enjoyed the class, and Alexandra is a wonderful teacher. My one difficulty was that we went over the homework so quickly that I often wasn’t able to correct my mistakes.

I really liked it, just wish we used all the class time for practice (often the class would finish early and that time could be used for more practice). But overall positive.

Please keep in mind that those of us who are not fluent in Spanish often need the instructor (and students) to slow down, to try to pronounce and enunciate clearly, and to accept the fact that the pace will not be natural and the voice should project more than usual. Rushing and stumbling over words and phrases in giving answers to homework assignments is not at all helpful. If the instructor asks questions and they are not understood, it may help to repeat the words more slowly or to paraphrase using new words. PATIENCE is a necessity for everyone in the course. In fact, we learn quite a bit from one another's mistakes, especially when they are carefully corrected. All it takes for an auditor of a foreign language is for ONE word to be unclear and the whole sentence may be a problem. Verb endings are especially important--we need to HEAR them clearly to identify the subject, tense, and gist of the meaning. Can Berges make it clear to all instructors that learning improves when these principles are applied? Please do. Thank you.

I enjoy the Graf learning method. Eva is a wonderful teacher. For the first time in my life, I believe I might actually be able to understand and speak a foreign language. I have a lot more to learn, but this is a good place to start.

It's the perfect amount of review and new things. Helping your speaking ability while answering questions.

This was a great course during which I learned a lot, Juan Carlos is an outstanding teacher who is experienced and assured to provide us with the best learning and practice.

Great class, great instructor. Thank you all!

Terrific - feel more confident about my Spanish grammar and small conversations

Great course taught at a nice place for learning complex material quickly and efficiently. Nelson was very patient and knowledgeable.

I Really enjoyed the course

The course was a great next step in learning. Learning the imperfect tense and its uses cases was helpful and the additional vocabulary and grammar picked up during the course was great.