Anonymous
2026-06-03
I love the challenge of this level and the instructor's clear (and patient) explanations. I have tried to learn the subjunctive on my own before and have never made much progress, so this feels like a big leap to finally understanding the grammar and using it conversationally. I look forward to my classes with Berges every week.
Yusra Adra
2026-06-03
I thoroughly enjoyed my class with Yuli Casallas. She is a truly kind and passionate instructor who takes the time to explain concepts in both English and Spanish, ensuring every student understands. Her interactive teaching style keeps the class engaged, and honestly time flies every session.
Christa V.
2026-05-27
Have very much enjoyed this class. I feel that we have covered a lot of material in a short time period, which has been great. Maria is a great teacher, and I enjoy the structure of the class. Highly recommend.
Karl Greenberg
2026-05-18
At level 5 the subject matter gets fairly complex. I enjoy classes with Nelson, but some of the other teachers were not, in my opinion, doing the class in a progressive, organized way. It sometimes felt more like a discussion with students reading bulletpoints for the lesson. There weren't enough exercises (during class) in some cases. Classes also included students who probably were not ready for that level, which tended to slow things down. That said, I enjoyed Nelson's class, although not so much some of th eother teachers
Suzanne Markel-Fox
2026-04-30
Level 5 is moderately challenging. I like how varied the activities are, and how the tareas are really multifaceted exercises building on the lesson experience. The reminder to execute activities in writing, rather than on a computer, makes good pedagogical sense. The 90-minute duration of the online lessons is ideal: it gives all participants the opportunity to exercise and respond, and it allows the professor the time needed to cover all the material. Is there a level 6 I can sign up for? (I just can’t get enough!)
jonas fogel
2025-10-27
Too much material in one course. Way too much to remember at once.
Tim Morey
2025-08-19
A lot of information contained in level 5, maybe it would be a good idea to split level 5 into level 5 and a level 6.
Jonathan Jaramillo
2025-07-14
Excelente!!! The class was on point and the teacher did an incredible job in keeping every one of us participating and learning. I am looking forward to our next class. JJ
Lisa Martin
2024-11-28
Excellent--structured logically with wonderful teachers.
Ole Bek (Olga Bekker)
2024-11-09
The course is really good. I had looked around for many online courses. Berges Institute provided exactly what I was looking for. Rolando is an excellent instructor, better than any instructors I had ever had. He is very professional and makes you feel comfortable talking and conversing in Spanish. Much appreciated!
Jim Ellis
2024-10-30
Phenomenal course... effective, relevant, personal. Rolando is an outstanding teacher!! I highly recommend Berges and, specifically, Rolando as your instructor.
Cheryl Schuster
2024-10-14
Level 5 covers some difficult concepts (at least they are for me), but the course structure covers the different topics in a well laid out manner with each part building on the others. I enjoyed the course even though I struggle with conjugating the Subjunctive and Conditional but hopefully it will come with time.
Monica Datta
2024-09-14
Really wonderful but as many instructors remarked more time studying different tenses/moods could be helpful.
Patrick Terrazzano
2024-08-06
The course helped me gain a better understanding of the Spanish language from the grammar to pronunciation. I enjoyed working with each instructor as they were very patient and understanding to my weaknesses.
Kathryn Bangham
2024-07-31
The level 5 course was excellent. I learned about advanced spanish involving the subjunctive. I enjoy the focused topics for each class along with the homework that reinforces learning. I would highly recommend Berges Institute to anyone interested in learning a language.
Mary McLaughlin
2024-07-30
Level 5 is difficult and very helpful. This time I am much more confident on the use of subjunctive. Juan Carlos makes up his own exercises to help us practice when to use subjunctive. He always points out how the grammar is used in Spain. His classes are enjoyable and informative.
Ricardo Becker
2024-06-17
It’s a great course, just challenging enough, need to study and review. I’m been doing Berges for quite a few months now and I’m happy and will continue. what’s great I think is you can retake classes for free at times that are often available
Ricardo Becker
2024-06-07
a great course teaching some of the more challenging aspects of Spanish. I feel like I improved a lot just by repetition and seeing all the different forms. I recommended highly.
Tom Z
2024-06-06
I liked the pace of the learning, and the increase in difficulty. It was challenging but manageable. The class was small enough where I got enough individual attention.
Brenda Walker
2024-05-25
Monika was great. Amazing teacher, patient and personable with a sense of humor.. However, I was disappointed in level 5. It was a difficult level and I felt it should have been divided into two for level 5 and 6. I felt the students I was with sounded the same as me. I feel to be more fluent, there should be more practice and less content at each lesson. I was happy with levels 1-4 but 5 was disappointing.