Tribeca Language

Amazing! 40 minutes into the lesson, we were all speaking in 8 to 12 word sentences! I had heard of this QTalk method but you have to experience it to believe it! In my first QTalk lesson I learned and truly acquired more than in the 60 painful hours I spent at the French institute where clearly teachers are still stuck in the 19^th century! Next I am taking Chinese at Tribeca Language. This logographic approach is totally in tune with the way we function in everyday life. Scientific, logical and fun! Just came back from Paris and Nice I was truly able to function with my host family. QTalk is genius! Everyone should try it! A cognitive breakthrough.

I had been a French and Spanish teacher for many years, using standard forms of instruction that you see in places like the French Institute or in high school classrooms, when I came to Tribeca Language. I was amazed by how quickly my students were actually able to speak. Many of my past students got caught in the grammatical nitty gritty, such that they were not really able to use the language they were studying. As a teacher, I found it extremely rewarding to help students actually learn a new language.
I even recommended that my soon-​to-​be husband start studying French, since this is my native tongue. He was very hesitant, in spite of my strong support for this method. Finally, he succumbed, and after three lessons he is able to speak in complete sentences, and has a pretty broad grasp of the language’s structure and a good vocabulary foundation. He was totally stunned by how well he was doing in such a short time.
In addition to the awesome QTalk method, Maurice, the inventor of QTalk and owner of Tribeca Language, is a highly gifted teacher. He can help even the most reticent students learn.

I’ve had a fantastic experience learning Italian at Tribeca Language! I found the program through a Living Social offer last summer, conveniently RIGHT before I headed to Italy for three months for work. The workshop was a lot of fun and super low pressure (Kaia, our instructor, has fantastic energy and keeps us laughing the whole time!) and ended up being incredibly useful. As soon as I got back to the states, I enrolled in the 10-​week Level 1 course with Kaia, which I’m loving! Would absolutely recommend the program to anyone who’s considering learning a new language or brushing up on one you already kinda know — you’ll be surprised how quickly you learn it! It’s not scary at all, and you’ll impress yourself ;-)