We have used Little Linguists as our weekly Spanish lesson for the children at For Your Child…read morePreschool for over 5 years and have had such an incredible experience. ALL of the staff are extremely professional, reliable, and energetic to keep our kids entertained for their classes each week! At the moment we have Ms. Marcela Peña as our weekly teacher and she is absolutely fantastic! I could not recommend this place enough!

My 5yo knows only basic Spanish, so I was super impressed with how the teacher engaged her in the…read morelanguage in a playful way at a trial class we attended. She didn't even realize that she was learning Spanish as they made crafts, sang songs and played games. I'm looking forward to seeing how much Spanish she learns at their summer camp, but I doubt she'll notice when she's just having fun with her friends and the high-energy teachers.

I LOVE it here!! Alex is an amazing instructor and the classes are always so much fun. I previously…read morewas using Duolingo but was very on & off with using the app consistently. I took Spanish years ago in high school, but have forgotten a lot of it. My reason for taking the class is to be able to speak Spanish when I travel & also my boyfriend of a few years is Mexican/Puerto Rican - his entire family is either bi-lingual, with many of them living in Mexico primarily speaking Spanish. I wasn't seeing the progress I wanted when I was learning on my own, and now am excited to go to class every week!! We meet for 2 hours/week, and have a workbook & online resources to help us learn. I'm taking classes with my friend/co-worker and it's a ton of fun for us to do this outside of the workplace. Alex makes sure to apply the classes to our daily lives & always makes it a point to translate phrases that we can practice & use at work, with our families, etc. (fitness, DIY kombucha lessons, travel...). I highly recommend the Spanish Studio, you can take classes with friends or 1-1! They also have more language offerings that just Spanish :)

The Spanish Studio is an excellent and inviting environment for anyone who is serious about…read moreimproving their Spanish. Alex Beltrán, the lead teacher and founder of the Spanish Studio has thoughtfully designed an engaging curriculum including workbooks and streaming speaking exercises for all levels. I highly recommend Alex of The Spanish Studio as a highly skilled and motivating teacher for individual and group Spanish instructions. Jessie Ewing

I spent many years learning French but have not kept up the maintenance. It had been on my list to…read morestart taking classes at L'ecole Francaise since 2014 but hadn't done so. It took COVID-19, me living in another city, and class via Zoom to finally bite the bullet. Currently taking Erwan's 104a course and absolutely loving it. Love the interactive style of the class and find myself coming out of each class being excited about all that I am learning. I recommend if you are even remotely interested to try out their classes and you will want to come back! Thanks Erwan!

This is hands down the best French school in Chicago. Don't waste your time at that other school…read moredowntown full of out of touch elitists who can't retain repeat students. Vive la Révolution!This school is well located in Lakeview, has experienced and friendly teachers . Erwin and Daphne are very good teachers. Your dollars will stretch further here so you can convert your left over to euros and take that annual trip to France or two. They also have cultural events in December I think these are for students only ;) so make sure you sign up this fall at L'école Française

Madrelingua Italiana, Inc. offers an innovative way of learning Italian and English and several…read moreother related services such as translation, interpretation, language training or coaching, tutoring and intercultural competence courses. Gianluca, the owner, will work around your schedule to accomodate all of your needs. He is the man you can follow with trust to get a very good Italian language level of competency and professional advice pertaining to all the services listed in their website.

I know Gianluca on a personal and on a professional level from years. As a world traveler, I enjoy…read morevisiting Italy and I can state with confidence how everything looks different when you understand the language and the culture of this gorgeous country. Gianluca is dedicated and patient with his clients and his services are highly result oriented. He is definitely an asset for all your Italian traveling and language learning ambitions.

I have been studying with Brazil in Chicago in some form since about 2006, either through…read moreindividual classes or group classes. The school and space have evolved/grown significantly, and the Lincoln Square location is a great facility. While we drink less wine than we used to during our classes, they are just as enjoyable as they were at the beginning, which I attribute to both the teaching style as well as the character of those who would choose to pick up Portuguese language in a city (as far from Brasil) like Chicago. One of the nicest things about the school is the continued support for and encouragement of participation in Brazilian/Portuguese/Cape Verdean/etc music/sports/cultural events in the greater area.

I took my first Portuguese class at Brazil in Chicago and I know these 12 weeks ahead are going to…read morebe a lot of fun! My first impression of our instructor Carla is someone who wants nothing but her students to understand and have as much fun with the Brazilian culture and language we are learning right now. Obrigado y Tudo Bem! The classes take place in the small rooms of a house or if you are lucky like me the living room. The best thing is that people are only there because they really want to learn the language...an atmosphere of passion. The neighborhood of Lincoln Square is easily accessible through the Metra (get off of Ravenswood) and the L (brown line Damen stop). Much to my delight there were some cool places nearby that I went to: Tiny Lounge and Book Cellar...reviews will come pronto. Come to Brazil in Chicago and learn the language of a country that has everything going well for it so far: Large oil reserves, The most ecologically diverse rainforest in the world, hot women and men, Carnevale, Samba, Jiu Jitsu & Capoeira, and Caipirinhas. What more could I ask?

I would (and have) recommend the Spanish Language Center to anyone who wants to learn to speak…read moreSpanish! I originally bought a groupon for 4 weeks of classes and was thrilled to start - I'm a nurse who really needed some Spanish skills at work. I loved my intro course and quickly purchased a black friday deal for a bunch of classes. I ended up starting from the very first class and took (over the course of about a year) about 35 classes. I am still amazed at how much Spanish I am able to speak with my patients - and very conversationally. I didn't know a single word in Spanish before starting here, other than what I had picked up at work, and now I am able to carry on full conversations - I can even make a joke here and there! The SpanishLC uses the Cortez method which was developed by the guy who started the school. It is an excellent, easy to follow method which helped me become conversational quickly. I also really enjoyed the format of the class - you get many chances to speak aloud in class and it's truly interactive. One word of advice - you get out what you put in, of course. If you don't do the assigned homework and a bit of studying vocab in between courses, you won't have as good of an experience. One last bit - Jose is the BEST teacher! I had a few different teachers throughout my learning that were all excellent, but Jose is a very talented teacher. Sadly, I had to stop taking Spanish because I started graduate school (9 hours of grad school classes, full time job, and Spanish was a lot to balance!). But, as soon as my schedule allows, I will be enrolling again! Bottom line: Learn Spanish here! It's worth every penny!

I spent this summer in a 1:1 Zoom class with José Tuesta and am so glad I did! Though I was…read moretentative about the progress in an online class, this class was amazing. Unlike many language teaching styles, this curriculum helps you to get comfortable truly talking in Spanish. With Spanish LC, I was able to save much more money than taking summer classes with my university and I learned so much more.I really recommend choosing Spanish LC to anyone considering it!

Such a great collaboration. Our daughter attended 'strike camp' with Source4 and loved it so much…read moreshe didn't want to return to school. They did a wonderful job of pulling together an engaging, creative curriculum for the kids on incredibly short notice and our daughter loved all of the staff involved with it. Will definitely take part in future programs if possible.

these guys were the BEST thing that happened during the strike! thank you! it was easy, it was…read moreorganized and my son had a great time:)

I started learning Italian while living in Italy more than a decade ago. While there I took group…read morelessons and private lessons. After returning to Chicago I took more group lessons, some private lessons, and back to group lessons. Approximately 7 years ago, I settled on Sentieri Italiani. Why? Because it was the best school I'd found and... because it's fun. There's a variety of things other than the standard classes to enjoy... movies, dinners, travel, game nights, etc. Currently I'm enjoying the Italian "book club" where we are reading not a text book, or a book written as supplemental material for a language class, but a book selected from the shelves of a bookstore in Italy where "real" Italians shop.

A friend and I snagged a Groupon deal for the Italian Language and Culture class at Sentieri this…read moresummer. Despite my love of classes, I approached this one with some hesitation - my lowest grades in school were always for Spanish class (well...and gym), I'm not naturally gifted at foreign language, I have no time/desire to study, and I'm not Italian. But my friend assured me there would be alcohol at every class and I would love to travel to Italy some day, so I bought the Groupon and enrolled. I'm so glad I did - it was a great experience! The school itself is fairly small - just a sitting room with couches and a large table and one classroom. I was greeted when I arrived for our first class by our adorable, enthusiastic instructor Enrico. Classes seem to be kept pretty small - we had about 10 students in ours. The Language and Culture course is split into two halves - the first half of the two hour class is a language lesson, which was taught by Enrico. Obviously there isn't a ton of language you're going to learn in three one hours sessions, but we were able to cover basic pronunciation and some key concepts for travel (time, how to book hotels, etc.) The second half of the class is about Italy's history and culture and is taught by the school's founder, Daniela. Daniela's theory, which I really appreciated, is that learning a language divorced of learning the culture is pointless - you'll never be able to make your way in the country. The culture lessons were fascinating and, yes, involve food and alcohol. Each session was incredibly enjoyable - I couldn't believe how quickly the time went. The school also really tries to foster a sense of community. After the last class we were invited to hang around and let our "liquore" wear off while enjoying cappuccino in the lounge area. The school also hosts book clubs, movie screenings, dinners and trips (they organize tours of Italy every year). Unfortunately my schedule doesn't currently allow me to take regular language lessons here, but this is a great resource in the city and I highly encourage everyone to check it out. Even foreign language study-phobes like me.