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

Enjoyed the conversations with my peers while learning about direct objects and new tenses. I will continue to learn Spanish at Berges as it's a great location, enjoy receiving the newsletter emails and schedule options.

Grammar is an inevitable if sometimes tiresome part of learning a language, and I think the best way to grapple with the rules and exceptions to rules is in a friendly, interactive small-group environment. Berges definitely provides that environment, and I feel I got a lot out of the class compared to trying to learn the same grammar on my own. I would have appreciated a forum to connect with other students outside of class hours, but otherwise the course is great.

The course was super helpful- I feel like my Spanish got signifantly better! Only reason it wasn’t 5 stars was bc some of the explanation of grammatical concepts was in English, but instructor was highly receptive to feedback.

Nelson was great, and the class was wonderful. I do wish we had more homework so that I had more structured practice at home. Maybe just a larger work book with optional exercises.

Although I felt a little intimidated that the course was taught in all Spanish day 1 , I quickly gained my confidence and found this course pushed me to learn a lot.

This is the 4th class I've taken at Berges and have thoroughly enjoyed every class. Every instructor I've had has been great.

The course was challenging, but accessible. I enjoyed it and learned a lot.

I really enjoyed this class. Jennifer was a great teacher and I liked the speaking portion of the class, as I am not very confident with speaking yet. I previously completed level 3 with Edgardo and will continue with level 5 and basic conversation. Thank you!

I very much enjoyed this class. Working with pronouns was extremely helpful, understanding the various past and future tenses definitely opens up a lot of understanding, particularly when reading. I definitely feel like I learned a lot.

I found that the level 4 course had a great deal of material that we were expected to learn and some of the topics would have been better spread out over a two week period .

The course was fine. It covered a reasonable amount of material.

Definitely much better than I expected. The conversation is easy and the pace is just right. The instructor focused on things that were important and there was just the right amount of homework.

Me gustaban mucho el maestro, el libro, y el curso.

I was very happy with how conversational we got on this level. We were encouraged to speak in Spanish, it was challenging.

Excellent teacher, great methods to teach! I really enjoy my classes.

Learning a new language is overwhelming but Berges has alleviated so many of my fears. The lessons are concise and well put together and every level nicely builds onto the previous one.

Very good instructor, good pace, definitely helped my spanish language ability.

The books and lessons made the grammar fairly straight forward. The texts in the book were sometimes a bit strange (particularly the fables and stories), but overall they were helpful in putting the grammar in context.

Helpful and entertaining

Nicholas was a great instructor. My fiancé and I took the level 3 and 4 classes with him. He made the classes very entertaining, and he did a great job of making it a comfortable environment for even the most shy students. I definitely noticed a difference over the past 20 weeks, and even more so by the end of this level. At the beginning, the two of us could barely speak Spanish at all, and even then, only about things in the present tense. However, somewhere along the way we found ourselves speaking Spanish todo el tiempo. My only suggestion is that you keep adding more classes!

Can obtain decent proficiency with a busy schedule.

The classes have limited participants and there is room for questions. This was the 4th level of Berges Institute that I have participated in and I will continue to level 5. I would recommend Berges to anyone who wants to learn Spanish.

Good focus on learning and discussion. Positive, safe environment that encourages participation.

This level introduces new grammar that gets us closer to speaking conversational spanish

The course is excellent. What was most valuable was the conversations that we had during class, fostered by a wonderful teacher who was patient and corrected gently when we may have misspoke.

This is my second course with Berges. I came back to Berges for two reasons: the pedagogy and the teachers themselves. The pedagogy: There is a strong emphasis here on understanding and deconstructing grammar, which is what I find most useful in having an actual teacher (versus a book or an app). At the same time, there is also a focus on conversation, with opportunities for students to talk about what they did over the weekend, current events, etc. all en español, which is what is most useful about learning with other people (versus a book, an app, or even private lessons). The teachers: Even though I've only taken classes with two different teachers, I've also had other teachers as subs and when taking makeup classes. So I've been exposed to five different teachers from Berges now, and they were all very approachable and seem to genuinely enjoy teaching.

I enjoyed this class and look forward to taking more.

The curriculum works to teach Spanish language skill and to answer questions so that it makes sense.

The course is well taught. Each class builds nicely on the last class. And we have conversation in class that helps with conversation skills.

needs more balance; too much grim on direct and indirect object. also, introducing the future perfect without the subjunctive was confusing.

I found the course very interesting as well as EXTREMELY well taught. I will most definitely take another course(s) at the Berges Institute.

Rolando took over from Nickolas and it was seamless. Both are great teachers, very animated. R writes more on the board which is very helpful . Like them both very much.

I love the small class sizes and general structure of the classes. The classes flow easily and the time passes quickly - and before you even realize it, you've learned a lot of new information.

Instructor was excellent. Nice progression of material. Good connection of concepts and tnemes.

Vanessa was very clear with the information. I enjoyed having her as a teacher and feel like our time in class was used to its greatest potential. The scheduling around the holidays made it a little uneven at times, but I understand that that couldn't be helped. Nicolas was a substitute for one class and that was a really good experience as well. Having a sub was a nice way to reinforce the information, and Nicolas is very passionate about Spanish.