Conversational Spanish for Beginners
Start your Spanish journey with Berges Institute's beginner-friendly grammar-based approach.
How Berges Institute Helps Beginning Students:
- Grammar-based Graf Method designed specifically for adult learners
- Start speaking Spanish from your very first class
- Small group classes (3-8 students) with personalized attention
- Native Spanish-speaking instructors
- Structured curriculum that builds skills logically
- Flexible online classes to fit your schedule
Frequently asked questions
Absolutely! Our beginner program is designed specifically for people with no prior Spanish experience. We start from the very basics and build your skills systematically. Many of our most successful students started as complete beginners.
Apps use inductive methods that make you guess patterns from pictures and examples. The Graf Method teaches grammar rules explicitly first, then you practice them. Research shows adults learn faster when they understand the rules before applying them, rather than trying to figure them out through immersion.
Most beginners can handle simple conversations within 10-15 months of regular study. You'll start with basic sentences and simple exchanges, then progressively build to more complex conversations as your vocabulary and grammar knowledge grows.
Our small class sizes ensure you get individual attention from your instructor. If you miss a class, you can often make it up with another group at your level. We also offer additional resources and practice materials to support your learning.
Reviews from our students
David Shutoff
5.0
2024-09-17
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and felt like I made great progress over the 10 lessons. I appreciated the small group size which always allowed for lots of interaction with fellow students and the opportunity to ask as many questions as needed of the instructor. I have tried learning on apps like Duolingo before and while that route is obviously less expensive, I did not find it to be nearly as effective as Berges. I'm looking forward to continuing with Unit 2!
Brenda Burdick
5.0
2024-10-12
The course gives a good structure to learn Spanish. I do use other resources to fill-in and this is reasonable as the course price is affordable and learning anything like a language must come from a myriad of experiences. The structure this course provides if vital and this program also gives me the necessary building blocks. The online flexiliblity of the course offers with 'live' classroom availability is important for learning, as well. Excellent foundation provided where I do not believe you can get anywhere else especially at this price point.
Leslie
5.0
2020-01-15
This method of teaching Spanish makes Spanish easy.
Nivya Sharma
4.0
2024-07-09
I am very impressed with the course structure and competence of Instructors. The classes were super interactive. Being a newbie, I started this course on a nervous and self-doubting note. However, I feel very confident speaking basic Spanish after finishing it. Highly recommended for anyone willing to embark on this journey!
Jesse Gardner
5.0
2024-12-05
I'm enjoying the course so far. I am very busy, and the course has to this point presented sufficient material to be challenging, while not giving me so much information that I fall behind due to my other obligations.
Cynthia Borgen
5.0
2024-07-17
I really like the immediate feedback that is available for the video classes. So far, I have enjoyed the format of the classes and the progress I've made in speaking Spanish.
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