Laura Devlin
GBI highly recommend StartSpanish! I have been taking classes at StartSpanish for almost 2 years now. The teachers are wonderful, very good, patient and nice. They have definitely helped me to improve my Spanish. The price is very good, especially for the private lessons. My only reservation is that for the last 6 months or so the group classes have been more crowded so there is less opportunity to practice. However, included in my package rate are 4 private classes, that alone is more than worth the money Any classes I get to take over and above is gravy! You may also purchase additional well priced private class packages.There are also other written resources available on the website to help including feedback from the class by the teachers. I enjoy the positivity and encouragement of the feedback as well as the notes of the class. Alfonso, the owner is wonderful with any technical issues that arise.
Swanee
GBA good place to learn how to converse in Spanish at your own pace. The Start Spanish teachers are very helpful! Whether in the group classes, privates or writing exercises. In the group classes the content is varied and useful, for the most part the other students are fair and share the amount of time speaking and asking questions. I've been taking classes for over a year now, I really like that I can go back and look at the extensive notes written by the teachers from all of my classes.
Art Roman
GBBeware of expiration date of your "plan." My plan expired after having had it for a year. Was never told up front that there was an "expiration" date so I lost over $300.00 in group and private lessons. Was told that this is the same policy as Italk and other similar online programs. I told them that I was not paying for the services of other online similar programs but spending money with their company. I was then told to read the small print...there wasn't any. I contacted my credit card company and they finally resolved the matter.
Sandra Snow
GBSimply the best Startspanish has proven to be the most comprehensive Spanish course online. The professors are always well prepared, ready to help, and very invested in your success . I was a teacher and I owned my own business for 20 years, so I'm an expert in rating this company as one that knows what they're doing. Startspanish continues to improve, update and deliver their promise.
Deva Rishi
GBExcellent instructors, well-rounded study plans Interesting, varied, and sufficiently explanatory lessons from Beginner to Advanced. The teachers are articulate, friendly, and mostly quite brilliant, honestly. Engaging multi-media self-study lessons are available. Also lessons on vocab, conjugations, and other concepts which I haven't even gotten to you. Only thing I'd really love to see done differently for now is the focus on a particular concept more intensively, for a longer period of time. (i.e., "por" vs. "para" classes done for a week, instead of a lesson at a time then moving on to something else.) This would increase the value exponentially -- although it's been invaluable already in increasing my Spanish fluency.