Fluent City

Pretty disappointed by Fluent City so far. It feels very poorly managed — the administration is kind of a mess. They postponed the class by three weeks to get more students and we only ended up with three in class. This caused me to pay more in book rental fees and to have to miss a class because of the extended schedule. You also have to buy $ 100 worth of books, which we don’t use much of — so that’s on top of the fees you’re already paying for class. My teacher is doing a good job and I enjoy class, but there are plenty of language studios in SF — I’ve taken ILSC, Portuguese Brazil, and ABC and they are all far more professional, less expensive, and have been more effective for language learning (in my experience).

I’m in my 7^th week of Spanish 1 with Fluent City. I have nothing but good things to say about FC. This is one of those programs that is as valuable as you want it to be.
Our instructor, Melody, is awesome. She’s willing to come early or stay late in order to keep everyone on track. She is highly qualified and always answers questions with patience and respect.
My class size is small: 7 – 10 people.
The location is super convenient to BART and just about everything else. The classroom is comfortable, clean, and conducive to learning.
I would venture to say that the only people who do not enjoy FC are people who don’t have the time outside of class to practice. Other than private lessons– no class is going to teach you everything.
Practice makes perfect!
Thanks for the tools FC!

I got a groupon deal and signed up for Spanish 1 and will be taking Spanish 2 at Fluent City. The class is small, we usually have about 7 at any given time (I think a total of 9 people in the class but not everyone shows up all the time). I thought that 2 hours of learning on Monday nights would be grueling but class is very fun and the teacher Dean is awesome that I find the time flies. I’m learning a lot and am looking forward to continue w the school.