Fluent City

I took German classes at Fluent City for 3 months before moving to Berlin. Looking back, the lessons were invaluable. My move to Berlin was so much easier because I entered the country understanding basic German. Class was fun, our teacher David was great, and the other students were cool, interesting people. The relaxed and friendly atmosphere at Fluent City made me look forward to class each week. Highly recommended for anyone looking to learn a new language or brush up on old skills.

Fluent City is a great program for people who work and want to take a class in their free time. I am learning a lot, but no overwhelmed. The teacher , Manuela, is awesome & encourages the class to converse in Italian beyond the textbook material. The textbook needs improvement, as there is not a lot of defined vocabulary and I waste a lot of time looking up words when doing homework. It would also be helpful if they gave more vocabulary and verb conjugations in general. The classrooms are fine, but the seats are VERY uncomfortable to sit for two hours straight in. I would recommend the class to friends for sure.

I’ve run a global investment firm for 20 years and travelled the world, but never been a student of languages. Taking Italian was a real test, and in some ways, threat to me. The intro program at Fluent City has been amazing and a revelation, because, despite my time and distance from the class room and apprehension to trying something new, learning Italian has been both entertaining and easier than I expected. Obviously, for a language program, so much depends on the teacher, and Valentina Gandini has been as good a teacher as I can remember - very personable and organized, her lessons have had both structure and amusement. In short, she’s made it fun, which is probably why it’s been so conducive to learning. Without speaking for the rest of the class, it feels like a very engage group that is enjoying the experience. The Fluent City facility is state-of-art and a great location. I don’t write many reviews but feel this has been a very solid learning environment and would recommend to anyone wanting to learn a language, particularly Italian.

Fluent City has classes that work with my schedule. It has been an awesome way to work toward my language goals without disrupting my regular life. I feel as though I am progressing at a steady pace and have been extremely happy with my investment. I do wish that their workbooks were a little more in depth. Without my instructor providing supplemental materials, I would not be learning as much as I have with their workbooks alone.

I really enjoy my classes at Fluent City! The class size is small and we get lots of attention & practice. There is a great mixture of conversation and grammar along with various fun activities (watching foreign films for homework, etc). Highly recommend!

I recently completed the 10 week Spanish 2 course with Anna (NYC - Soho). It was a really great experience, and I feel like I learned a lot from it. The class was about 12 people at various levels but around the same place as me. The most beneficial part of the class i felt, was in getting us to speak and interact. This is what was missing from my book and app learning, and what made taking an in person course so helpful. The lessons were compact and fun, and the topics were relevant to what I needed to learn at this point. Anna was an amazing teacher, and always made us feel encouraged as well as entertained. She is very interactive, took some tangents from the book every class to relevant real-world topics, and made me want to keep learning. I also feel that her being not a native speaker but rather someone who studied to master the language is a huge benefit. She understands the learning process, what is a challenge to overcome, and ways to really grasp the topics. I will try to get her again for Spanish 3!

I enjoyed my first Spanish class greatly at Fluent City. My instructor, Eliana, was an engaging and effective instructor who really helped guide us through the foundations needed to continue toward the goal of fluency. Solitary study is definitely needed outside of classes, but the two hours of in-person practice was extremely valuable and enjoyable.