Reviews for Level 4: Object Pronouns, Future Tense and Verb Haber

Alexandria is an excellent teacher. I still think that the course is a little too fast.

I really enjoyed the course and Ian is a very good teacher and has a lot of patience with the students.

It was a good class although it was online but it went pretty well.

This is now the 5th class I’ve taken at Berges and 4th consecutive class I’ve taken with Nicolas. I can’t say enough about how much I appreciate his patience and teaching style. He makes learning a new language (a lofty task to say the least) an enjoyable experience. Berges has fostered an ideal learning environment and I recommend them to everyone I speak to regularly.

The course seemed more like a beginners conversation class than course on object pronouns. It wasnt expensive so I dont complain, but I feel it was misadvertized.

The course was very very informative, interesting, and engaging. Juan Carlos made the information accessible and easy to implement.

The course was very helpful, and really built upon the previous levels. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun too. Nelson did a great job adapting the class to online

I learned a lot and enjoyed the homework assignments from the book.

I thought the class was good. It helped me to finally be able to read a book written in Spanish by learning the indirect and direct pronouns as well as other tenses.

The content and the class was great. I have been in classes where the students had more rapport with each other. There was varying levels of comfort in speaking which made it easy to learn.

Adequate teacher. Explains things clearly and simply. Very personable. But the class consists of nothing more than reading the book (which I can do and did do on my own before class) and reviewing the homework. There is virtually no practice at all in the class. Much better to include answers in the book. Then wouldn’t have to waste class time reviewing everything. Could use class time for questions and practice. As is, the class adds little or nothing to the book. With the book from Amazon, I could have done the class on my own.

This was a great class! I learned so much the teacher was patient and clear and very supportive.

Loved the course! Perfect time commitment.

The level 4 course was a perfect mix of conversation and grammar. We started every class with casual conversation with support from our instructor. There was always a brief grammar review before new grammar was introduced. The class was comfortable and supportive.

On line platform was adequate. At times the internet slowed but that is to be expected. Quality of material and instruction was excellent.

It was a delight to meet with Nicolas and classmates every Monday night at 530 for level 4. Nicolas has a kind yet instructive style. He moves around the class to include everyone in sharing. He is so patient. I enjoyed getting a grip on direct and indirect objects, future tense and use of Haber, pedir vs preguntar, review of por/para etc. Unfortunately early on we had to move to an online platform which was an unavoidable compromise. At times we couldn’t hear Nicolas but then he’d become unfrozen with the BlueJeans platform. I would have liked more reading assignments and in general more practice on each topic (which I shared).

I completely understand that, due to COVID-19, the class had to move to an online format. However, I prefer classroom lessons when possible.

I thought the course was great. It was very helpful and Juan Carlos did a great job adapting to changing circumstances with COVID-19. I felt challenged in a positive way and that he enjoyed working with us and supporting us as we learned.

This course provided an excellent review of simple verb tenses covered in Levels 1-3 and the introduction of compound tenses, direct object and indirect object pronouns and their uses. The in-class review of the prior week's homework and opportunities to practice the new grammatical forms in context were consistently and masterfully guided by our instructor. Andres is extremely skilled in his ability to see what we don't understand or remember and his ability to clarify it in new ways is extremely deep -- to say nothing of his patience and kindness. Looking forward to the next Level.

These courses are laid out very well and take you through basic knowledge of verb conjugations and vocabulary. Mostly concentrated on verb conjugations and sentence structure. Level 4 is tough, but really good to know. I suggest that as a beginner after you finish this level, you try to absorb all the information and go to conversation class rather than level 5, as that level is intensive. Level 4 is a lot of info but as overwhelming as it was, if you have a good instructor, you will make it through. I have enjoyed these classes and I am looking forward to becoming more fluent over time. For 10 weeks, you get 1.5 hours a week in person, and that's pretty good for the price. If you're contemplating, just try it. It's worth it. The only drawback is with full classes as they allow up to 15 in the levels. That can be bit much and doesn't leave you much time to talk. So when they're smaller, it's nicer. Also, the support from Victor at the school, if you have any questions or issues, is great. He is very helpful!