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We help beginners & intermediates learn Conversational Spanish quickly. By using our own method that builds confidence and keeps you motivated, you can enjoy meeting locals & immerse in the local culture.We offer unlimited 1on1 and small group classes, 24/7 coaching support, a personalized plan, video course & flashcards to study for every lesson. We have a team of expert native coaches, & a great community of dedicated students from all over the world who are committed to learning real Conversational Spanish.Our online Spanish course includes thousands of hours of lessons and flashcards to supercharge your learning. We use the latest industry and research backed methodology to give you the best learning experience.
Fast Conversational Spanish (fastconversationalspanish.com) has 75 customer reviews on Folks Told, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5.
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RJ
Super friendly staff, always very helpful and supportive. The program is very useful for those who need to just buckle down and drill conjugating, and if you have classes everyday, the price is right too, especially if you do it with a spouse (they have a 2 for 1 deal sometimes).
Chandrika P.
Over the last 10 years, I have tried many ways to learn Spanish. Fast Conversational Spanish is the first thing that is REALLY working! A great program, with a great team of teachers, and lots of personal support. I highly recommend this program!
Fitz R.
It’s easy to follow, it’s fun and it’s effective. My wife and I are English speakers living in a Spanish speaking country, we tried learning Spanish, using a private tutor , local Spanish language schools and even YouTube videos. The result was that after a few years, we still could not understand when the locals spoke with us, even though we had an extensive amount of vocabulary. Having previously lived in Europe we both speak some French so language learning was not new to us. After joining Fast Conversational Spanish, we quickly realized that this was a totally different learning concept to what we had experienced previously. The FCS program began by teaching us how to listen, to first hear the words that are being said…and later to understand. The idea being that if you do not hear most of the actual words, it would be difficult to understand the conversation, even with a vast amount of vocabulary under your belt. Imagine having earplugs or a good noise cancelling headphone on while someone talks to you..you don’t hear any words so you don’t know whats being said (unless you can read lips :) ), but if you remove the earplugs and or headphones you can now hear the words ) This made a huge difference for the both of us, we are still very new to the FCS programme but we can already see results, our neighbors and friends have been commenting on our progress. One of the many things that we love about FCS is that we can attend live zoom classes, at our current level, everyday of the week, several times per day if we wish, we are not limited as with schools where you pay for a specified number of classes per week. The coaches are all friendly native Spanish speakers from different countries so you get the advantage of hearing the different accents and customs of the Spanish language. We can highly recommend the FCS programme to anyone looking to learn Spanish, its certainly working for us and we are sure it will for you also.
Helga
FCS is an excellent way to learn Spanish at your own speed. What I like most of all is the flexibility and the numerous on line classes that are offered 5 days a week,with Spanish speaking teachers. Thank you to Peter who is always there for a one on one,to help me get back on tract,find a good study schedule,or any other concerns I have in leaning Spanish.
Louisa W.
Hola. I really enjoy taking classes with Fast Conversational Spanish because there are so many opportunities to find an available class each and every day! All levels are accessible and the coaches/teachers are amazing. They are very knowledgeable about the Spanish language and how second-language learners learn. They are patient and understanding when it comes to us making errors, however, for me, it is very important that they correct my errors so that I don't fossilize them.
Marsha H.
I signed up and paid in advance for one year of this program as a high-intermediate student--partially based on the Trust Pilot reviews. I deeply regret that and feel like I was snookered by a high pressure, one-hour sales call. The class material has many, many errors and teaches concepts that are very unorthodox and even incorrect. I have attended many programs--Instituto Cervantes, Pimsleur, and Spanish language schools in Argentina and Costa Rica. After one month of this program I was shocked at how poorly the training material--mainly Quizlet flash cards--convey important concepts--many times erroneously. The other schools I attended all had some form of accreditation and I felt confident that what I was being taught would lead me to speak, read, and write Spanish as an educated person. FCS teaches so many things that cannot be considered correct--34 verb tenses, beginning first person singular sentences always with "Yo", capitalizing names of the months and days of the week, etc. I have totally lost confidence that I can learn anything from this program and so am out the $2750 I paid for a one year program. There was no policy for refunds and when I twice requested this in writing, I was simply encouraged to try other classes. This has been a total waste of time and money for me, not to mention the disappointment of making a serious commitment to learning Spanish when this program is not for serious students.
Reply from Fast Conversational SpanishMay 10, 2024
This is unfortunate that Marsha feels this way, but her statements are completely untrue, misleading, & misrepresentative of our our team & our program. Our program is built & edited by 7 native-speaking Spanish teachers with masters degrees in Spanish teaching from respected universities...even from the Cervantes Institute. We know Spanish. Marsha's 10+ years in these "better" schools did not get her real-world results. We do, with an unmatched 1 year guarantee. Our coaches have all tried to reach out to her many times before & after her post, with no response. Since she refuses to communicate & discuss her issues with us, I'm obliged to respond here. 1. We do not do "high pressure" sales. That's 100% untrue. We took time to answer all her questions, we showed her our program & she decided to join, knowing exactly what we do. This is recorded on video. There is never "pressure" to join. 2. Marsha is nowhere near a "high intermediate" student. She lacks self-awareness. Her 10+ years in these "better schools" did not work. Before starting our FCS program, she didnt know basic pronunciation, had poor listening ability, very few verbs & verb tenses, & poor grammar. She joined FCS because we showed her exactly what she needed, that other schools either hadn't taught her at all, or well enough. This is all documented. 3. Marsha didn't do the work, or follow instructions. She only came to 6 classes in 3 months. And not the right classes. We have daily conversation classes with native teachers. She should have gone at least 1x week. She didnt. She didn't put in an honest effort, didn't do what we asked, & didn't respond to our coaches who tried to help her. This is all documented. We can't help someone who doesn't follow instructions or communicate. 5. She chose to pay upfront to get a discount, without a refund. The contract is recorded on video. She demanded a refund without doing the work she agreed to do. I compromised, by asking her to do the work for 1 month, then we'd discuss her progress & potential refunds. She never responded. 6. Our program does not have errors, nor "incorrect concepts", other than rare typos. Her so-called "errors" include the following: - "Yo quiero tacos", vs. "Quiero tacos". She thinks "Yo" is not correct. She's wrong. Both are correct. -The capitalization of words like "Marzo", were simple typos, which we immediately fixed. We have 100,000 flashcards & 100s of worksheet. A few typos will occur. Our teachers know their own language. Regardless, these typos have no consequence on her speaking Spanish, unless she plans on writing a book. -The 34 verb tenses (and moods) are correct. Her complaint is we didn't call certain tenses, "moods". We explain the difference between "moods" & "tenses" in our fluent course. For beginners, such "academic" grammar concepts are confusing and often not helpful for students in the real world. We keep things practical on purpose for our conversational students. SUMMARY In our perspective, Marsha hasn't acted with integrity in regards to our coaches or our program, & her words disrespect the work & effort our coaches have put in to helping her achieve her goal. We've tried to be as supportive & helpful to her as possible, & go the extra mile, but she refuses to listen or communicate. Her 10+ years trying with other schools without success shows she is probably doing the wrong things. It's unfortunate because we know Marsha would succeed this year, if she followed our instructions. We've helped students who started with much less Spanish than her, achieve what she is trying to achieve. Our coaches are dedicated to helping all of our students, everyday, with 24/7 support, unlimited classes, personal accountability coaches, & a results guarantee or 1 year free. No one gives more effort than we do, & we are committed 100% to their success. My invitation to Marsha remains open, if she wants to discuss this together, or try again.
Jean
The teachers make the experience great. I took one month off and was able to jump right back in with the help of Marilyn in Beginner Reading!
ALVIN
good teachers so far
