Took Elena's Beg 1 and Beg 2 and was a highlight of my summer. Such a fun way to learn any subject…read morebut especially one you can use regularly in daily life. Elena starts with the basics and quickly gets us to conversation level in real life situations. She mixes up her teaching techniques with all kinds of forms - videos, madlibbing, games, quizzes, reading, storytelling, music, etc. Homework assignments reinforce our classroom work. Elena is a patient and knowledgeable instructor - she puts you at ease and makes you feel like you can do this. And you can! I'm inspired to continue learning more Spanish.

Loved this experience! It takes you out of your normal routine and adds a little education to your…read moreschedule. The classes are in the back of Club Lucky in Wicker. Elena is a fun teacher and everyone who took the class was a good time. People get martinis and beers prior to class. She gives homework after each class, so I would say make sure your schedule allows a little extra time to make it well worth it. I recommend it!

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!

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

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

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 took French here a while back everything about my experience was great. The school is very…read moreaccommodating to help the students with what they need.: They check up on you after the first lesson, the people at the desk are VERY friendly, the director of the school makes everybody feel at home. Language Loop is not your typical language school, it is a lot more that. Their policies are explained upfront so I don't get why the negative reviews (2 out of so many) are writing about policies that 1.make sense 2.they agreed to before even signing up. Trust me you will not regret taking classes here.

I've been taking lessons here and Johanna is so friendly! The team really wants to help you grow…read moreand learn and they're very accommodating. Highly recommend checking them out and booking! Such a nice group of people

There are lots of social activities for students, nice people around and so many nations! Lessons…read moreare split to three parts, 1.5 each and teachers rotate. Mike and Kevin are fantastic teachers, Kelley was my another favorite but she left :( Prices are good and we can pay by instalments. There are talks that Solex may increase tuition (currently, its $480 a month including books) but it will not effect old students, fingers crossed. Oh yes, they just bought new furniture and comps, it looks soooo nice. Hope we will get a coffee machine on the 4th fooor too.

Solex its very good school for many reasons first and foremost most of the students are…read moreinternational students and someone from different country could feel there very comfortable. All the instructors are very qualified and very friendly the school is located in the middle of downtown so the students can go for lunch to me millenium Park and enjoy all the things the city of Chicago has to offer .

When I first started studying French at other schools upon retirement, the reading came fairly…read moreeasily, but speaking was terrifying. So I decided that I would just learn to read French. All that changed when I started working in conversation groups with "Prof. Jacques". His way of teaching is warm and welcoming, and his close attention to what you are saying allows you to "think in French" without worrying about making mistakes. When it comes to helping you learn the nuances of the language, he remembers little things that you say and brings up later the ways that a native speaker would have put it. If I hadn't met Jacques, I never would have reached the level I have now, which is what in the French system is around "high B-2" or "low C-1". I'll always be grateful for my time working with him.

Store was closed when I went today around 3:30PM. Calling did not go through. Emailed 2 weeks ago…read morefor french classes and never got back a response. Waited 10 mins and knocked the door as well, no response.Why bother keeping the store open at all? Will remove the review if I hear back.

I will never understand why parents who's kid(s) are accepted into Lane Tech did not have their…read morechildren go there, instead going to a run down school with no academic achievements. I will forever regret not taking more opportunities at Lane, and taking advantage of all it had to offer. Looking back, I realize just how lucky I was to have taken the classes I did as none of my friends in other high schools had the option of taking those classes. I wish I had joined clubs and not ran to work after school every day because I preferred making money. I feel like I'd have a lot more memories about my years in high school, but I have very few. Either way, if and when I do have kids, and they are off to high school, Lane Tech will be the number one choice. Yes, I will make that decision for them! Lane has evolved in every way, and continues to be one of the top schools with thousands of students which is why I can only imagine what it will be like in 10, 20 years and so on. I definitely plan on going back for a tour and just walking the halls, not worried about making it to the next class across the entire school in four whole minutes!

This school is amazing, so many different opportunities for every single student. You aren't forced…read moreto take a path because there are so many more to explore on your own. The teachers are great and get along with the students. The food is actually decent compared to the other high school foods. There's off campus lunch with lots of different food options around you. Lane literally has a bit of something for everyone. There are 100+ clubs it's so much fun. If you want a true high school experience then lane is the way!