Hola! The Spanish language is the second most spoken language in the world. It is estimated that Spanish is spoken in more than 25 countries by more than 500 million native speakers, 25 million of them in the United States alone. Spanish is also one of six official languages of the United Nations. If you want a language that will open up whole continents to you, Spanish is your best bet.

Meet

your Spanish Teachers

Gabriela

Spanish teacher @ #BHLingual
for 5 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

The diversity of cultures and languages that you can find, and the handy opportunities to practice the language you are learning.

Recommend a place to visit where Spanish is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

I would recommend the whole of Latin America and South America. Every country has its own particular beauty and interesting slight variations of this rich language.

What Spanish film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

Mark Anthony. He has a great number of songs that people can enjoy and start singing in Spanish. Students might also choose a TV series in Netflix. I personally enjoyed La Casa de las Flores.

What most surprises your students about Spanish?

My students like learning the similarities and differences between English and Spanish—not only in vocabulary and grammar, but also in ways of expressing emotion.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

That I love speaking Spanish—but most of all, that I love teaching it! That every class is a new opportunity to exchange ideas and bring their own personality to share with the rest of us.

Harold

Spanish teacher @ #BHLingual
for 16 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

The diversity of its people and the many languages we hear everywhere in LA.

Recommend a place to visit where Spanish is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

I highly recommend San Fernando City in the San Fernando Valley. Also, Plaza Olvera or 'La Placita' in Downtown (Olvera Street). One can find the very first house, church and plaza founded in Los Angeles. It has a beautiful open-air market, which offers a variety of goods from different Hispanic cultures.

What Spanish film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

a) Serious Spanish learners should watch 'Destinos,' which is a free Spanish course in a telenovela-type format. A video course developed by the University of Illinois. b) Also, as a general practice, I'd suggest any Netflix series in Spanish. 'La Casa de las Flores' is a good one to immerse oneself in the culture.

What most surprises your students about Spanish?

They are always mesmerized by the natural rhythm of the spoken Spanish language at its natural speed.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

One thing about my philosophy of education: My slogan 'Soy una persona de éxito,' means that I do believe every person is capable of learning Spanish and any other language. This motto I use it at the beginning of every class and I ask everyone to repeat it just prior to the beginning of every lesson.

Jenaro

Spanish teacher @ #BHLingual
for 8 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

To be in a truly diverse and stimulating city. All ways of thinking and cultural expressions are welcome here.

Recommend a place to visit where Spanish is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

San Miguel de Allende in Mexico is a truly magical town, baroque colonial architecture, thriving arts scene and cultural gatherings, and needless to say, great culinary scene.

What Spanish film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

Singer Natalia Lafourcade. The film Roma (named after a Mexico City neighborhood) by Alfonso Cuaron. The TV series La Casa de Las Flores.

What most surprises your students about Spanish?

How beautiful it is when using it to express feelings and emotions, and how fun it can become in the learning process.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

As I enjoy teaching, I try to make classes a fun and enjoyable experience for students.

Sergio

Spanish teacher @ #BHLingual
for 11 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

Meeting so many different people from so many different places under consistently beautiful skies.

Recommend a place to visit where Spanish is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

Colombia, and not just because I was born there, but because the Spanish spoken there is very standard and clear, making it much easier for beginners to understand, especially in Bogota. Colombia is also very beautiful!

What Spanish film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

'Maria Full of Grace.'

What most surprises your students about Spanish?

I would have to say that students are always commenting on how expressive Spanish is.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

I love teaching and always strive to present material in the simplest way possible.

As the second most popular language in the U.S., Spanish can open doors both socially and professionally.

Forbes lists Spanish as one of the three most universally useful languages, calling it an extremely practical choice if your career is in sales, marketing, or health care. The 2010 Census found that Latinos make up 16 percent of the U.S. population, creating a consumer segment that has companies desperate to hire and retain bilingual employees.

If you are considering learning or brushing up on your Spanish language skills, you have come to the right place. The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute has been teaching Spanish classes for more than twenty years, earning an esteemed reputation in Los Angeles.

Mastering a new language can change your life.

More About Spanish

Online Language Classes at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute offers the most comprehensive selection of language classes you'll find in the Los Angeles area.

Classes are held in live online sessions, where students interact with their teacher and peers in real-time.

Classes are held at our facility located at 8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 800 in Beverly Hills, California.

Some of our 80-minute classes are scheduled during the evening with the first session running from 6:00 to 7:20 pm, and the second session running from 7:35 to 8:55 pm.

Classes are also offered during the day. See the schedule for a complete list of all classes.

We all speak one.
Some of us speak several.
A few of us know dozens.

Languages are a staple of everyday life, a necessity for getting by in the world and communicating with each other. They can help you get jobs, help you enjoy another country and culture—and even get you out of trouble.

Learning a new language can change your life.

Knowing how to say at least a few words in another language will break the ice at any business meeting, and will certainly make your vacation more pleasant.

You may also want to get in touch with your heritage by learning some of the language that your ancestors spoke. Language is a particularly good bridge in this regard, as it can often be a guide to the ways in which different cultures express not only ideas, but emotions. By exposing you to every aspect of the human condition, language allows you to study the past, understand the present, and ponder the future.

Choose a language and begin to enjoy the extraordinary benefits of being bilingual or multilingual.

Please call us at (323) 651-5000 if you are interested in languages that are not on our schedule.

Private Classes

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

• 4 classes (80-minutes each)

• 8 classes (80-minutes each)

• 12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Alternative Programs

The majority of our scheduled language classes are designed for adult students who want to learn another language. We also offer the following alternative programs.

English · Accent Reduction

Classes evaluate the student's problem areas and focus on exercises designed to target and remedy those areas. Our Accent Reduction course focuses on pronunciation, stress, enunciation, diction, tonality, musicality, syntax, and articulation, through vowel and consonant exercises, work chants, tongue twisters, and readings. Individual attention is given to each student's area of difficulty.

English · Native Speaker

These classes are for those who grew up speaking English but want to improve and refine their English. Designed to give you the critical edge in English communication, they target grammar, spelling, and pronunciation.

Little Linguals

Designed for children aged 6 - 11, our "Little Lingual" classes meet once a week during the afternoon for one hour. Class content includes Alphabet, Songs, Games, Practical Words and Phrases, and Basic Dialogue. Children aged 12 and above can join our regularly scheduled adult classes.

These exciting classes are geared to get an early start on language learning while helping children enjoy and appreciate a different culture. This is the best time for them to learn a foreign language. The younger the learner, the better they are at mimicking new sounds and adopting pronunciation. The brain is open to new sounds and patterns in preadolescence.

Young children have the luxury of taking in a new language naturally. A child's brain is like a sponge, soaking up new vocabulary, sentence structure, words stress, pronunciation, and everything that makes up language quickly, easily—and, most importantly, without explicit grammatical instruction.

When you're an adult, learning a new language takes a bit more effort!

Young children have time to learn through play-like activities. Language lessons can be informal. Children's minds are not yet cluttered with facts to be stored and tested. Before children become self-conscious, they can try out their newly acquired languages without fear of embarrassment.

Children who grow up learning about languages develop empathy for others and a curiosity for different cultures and ideas. They're better prepared to take their place in a global society. In later years, career opportunities increase for those with additional languages to offer.

Studies by Harvard University confirm that learning additional languages increases critical thinking skills, creativity and flexibility of the mind in young children. Moreover, pupils who learn a foreign language outscore their non-foreign-language-learning peers in standardized verbal and math tests, indicating that learning additional language is a cognitive—and not just linguistic—activity. The brain, like any muscle, functions better with exercise. Learning a language involves memorizing rules and vocabulary, which helps strengthen that mental muscle.

Travel Classes

Our Travel Classes are designed for those who are planning a trip and want to get more out of their travel experience. These classes are held twice a week for one month. They are language classes focused on travel conversation, pronunciation, and culture.

Translating and Interpreting

With a roster of over eighty native-speaking teachers in over 30 different languages, the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute has the expertise to address many translating and interpreting challenges. This is a highly customized service. Please contact us to discuss your translating or interpreting requirements.