Miss Valerie has been our teacher for four years. She is a bright spirit, and makes every lesson…read moreentertaining and informative. My husband learned French in school many years ago, so she is helping him modernize his French. I am now a proud level B-2, and hoping to someday achieve fluency. You can't lose with Long Beach Lingual Institute!

My daughter and I are taking a trip to Paris in October and wanted to know some French so we can be…read morerespectful visitors. We found Miss Valerie with wonderful reviews and gave LB Lingual a try. What a treat! Miss Valerie is so awesome and went above and beyond our expectations. She was super accommodating with our schedules and had an online class that made it even easier! She is friendly and engaging and so enthusiastic! She was like a friend we met every week for a chat. She went out of her way to find what was relevant to us and geared our classes toward those experiences. We learned words, phrases and conversational French that will be current and up to date for today's Paris. I would love to continue learning with her. She is welcome to join us any Sunday at Renoud's :-) We can't recommend her more highly!

I just finished my first free demo class for beginner Spanish. It was amazing that we were…read moreconversing in Spanish the whole time. It really is a successful approach to be able to naturally speak a new language. The location was easy to find - just past Carson going on Bellflower and then just past the CVS. It is on the left onto Viking and just upstairs! I had my class with Director Patty and she was so energetic & fun! I'm looking forward to the adult group classes and getting fluent in Spanish!

I had a great first class! I'm revisiting my Spanish studies after a 20 year break and to say I'm…read morerusty is an understatement! Patty was encouraging and patient dispite my apprehensions about speaking incorrectly. The classes are designed to have you speaking Spanish from the very 1st class and I'm super excited about jumping back into learning the language again. Highly recommended!

Laura is a wonderful and amazing teacher! I am an elementary school teacher; I decided to take…read moreSpanish classes with Laura because I wanted to be able to communicate effectively with my students' parents at school. I took three years of Spanish in high school but didn't continue my studies after high school. Due to not studying Spanish for several years, I lost many foundational skills as well as my confidence in conversational speaking. Prior to the lessons, I was only able to speak several words and phrases, but now I'm able to have a basic conversation. After taking several sessions with Laura I have gained confidence with basic conversational skills in Spanish. The weekly Skype classes worked perfect with my schedule. She is very accommodating and flexible when it comes to scheduling classes. The classes are full immersion; she encourages you to only speak Spanish throughout the entire session. The classes and homework were tailored to my individual needs as a student. Laura is extremely patient and makes each class challenging yet engaging. I highly recommend her services!

I've been taking remote lessons with Laura for 1 year and in that time I've been able to…read moresignificantly advance Spanish language skills. I can now converse fluently in everyday scenarios, and I have an intermediate business vocabulary with an 80% comprehension of my Spanish-speaking professional colleagues (enough to ask the right questions!). I run an international tech start-up that requires frequent travel to Mexico City. I wanted to build on the four years of Spanish I took high school so that I could get around the city while traveling, as well as communicate more effectively with the staff and vendors that were not fluent in English. My work hours tended to be long and unpredictable, so the Skype sessions with Laura were actually a huge selling point for me - I don't think I could have improved my Spanish any other way as physical classroom lessons were out of the question for me. Because I wasn't practicing Spanish regularly, I was VERY rusty. Prior to my first lesson, Laura gave me a placement test so she could assess where I should begin. Every session is 100% Spanish, so I wasn't sure how we were going to pull this off. I am not going to lie - my Spanish was stilted, jarring and filled with "umm" and "hmm" during the first lesson, almost like I never learned a thing in school! Rest assured, Laura was an intuitive instructor and adapted the topics to help me feel more comfortable in the first couple of sessions. During lessons, we used the Skype chat function to help translate or conjugate words I needed to learn, so that was very useful - and I was able to go back and review her feedback afterward. While Skype has been a great communication tool, it only works because there's a seasoned educator behind it. One of Laura's strengths is her ability to adapt and contextualize the lessons to my specific needs. The first couple of months I had homework prior to each lesson, which refreshed me on the basics. Later, the lessons became more conversational and we ran through some business related topics so I could learn vocabulary I was most likely to use. After 3 weeks, I stopped stumbling over my words; after 3 months, I was able to travel solo in Mexico without a lick of English; after 6 months, I was able to understand about 50% of professional Spanish speakers; and after 1 year, I read, write, and speak Spanish daily - informally and professionally. My Spanish is not always perfect, but it's very good and I feel confident speaking to others. I'm still taking lessons to keep improving. I've recommended Laura to other friends and peers because she's helped me so much. If you are serious about learning, give a few lessons a try. Si está considerando las lecciones de Laura, no lo dude. En un mes regrese y lea esta reseña y le prometo que estará de acuerdo conmigo. Buena suerte!

Great learning opportunity. Culture and language at the same time. Been here for over 70 years.read more

This school is awesome. I came here in September to finally check off a lifelong dream of being…read morevery proficient in Japanese. The school is from 8:45 - 12:30pm on Saturdays, which makes it perfect for adults like me who are studying Japanese after work. There is also a childrens school as well. The instructors are either native Japanese teachers or passionate bi-lingual folks. Each week we go over a different chapter and do many speaking exercises and a program at the end of the year. I am signing up for Level 2 and I feel that I am getting much more than I expected. I can speak back to my parents and family members in nihongo (which is finally giving me legit Asian status), I can read hiragana and katakana (which otherwise look like a random collection of slashes and swoops) and I can converse some. The teachers are really cool and you can tell they really care about teaching the Japanese language and culture. If you had any inkling to learn about Japanese and have a Saturday morning open, I highly recommend this school! You will not regret it. Great for kids!

I have been wanting to learn French for quite awhile, but never quite grasped more than the basics,…read moreuntil I met Madame Chantal at Language Today. Many different varieties of learning are offered, making it a breeze to learn, and building confidence in doing so! I've only been with the school for a few months, and I can already feel confident when attempting to use conversational French. I highly recommend Chantal and her French Immersion Program, she is a passionate teacher with a broad range of teaching activities, to accommodate any type of student. I always look forward to my weekly sessions! Thank you Madame Chantal and Language Today!

Chantal has an amazing French immersion program that not only focuses on the children's language…read morelearning success but also their physical, social-emotional and creative success. She offers a variety of developmentally appropriate songs, activities and art projects for each class that allows the children to learn a new language and educational concepts while building confidence, self-help and independent skills. Chantal is truly passionate about teaching and meeting each child's individual needs.

My mom absolutely loved her ESL classes here. The teachers, staff, and students were all wonderful,…read moreand the program is exemplary. The team here truly cares about each individual student and is kind and supportive.

It is embarrassing to say this, and not just because my review is almost ten years too old, but…read morethis review is for the adult high school program and its components. Maybe it has changed since 2004, but who knows... Anyway, I didn't learn basic math until I was 19 years old. Seriously. I literally could not do short division... well, until I went to the Long Beach School for Adults. At the time (I don't know about presently), they had a math learning center for remedial dummies like me and they had the most kind, caring, compassionate teachers there. They saw I was red-in-the-face embarrassed that I didn't know this basic stuff (nevermind that I blew the English assessment out of the water) and they re-assured me that it was fine, this was completely normal, and that they would get me up to speed. And they did. I learned all the math I needed to know and now, I am currently a calculus student at the college level. :-) I'll never forget my experience here!

This is the college of all time. They have a very campus. There are food options. The lecturer's…read morewere to me. It has a learning environment. This is the community college to attend.

I love the faculties of LBCC. They are so energetic, helpful, and friendly…read more After my summer course, I enrolled in my academic program with a great foundation.

I liked the experience at ALCI. I gained many good friends during I'm learning English. The…read moreactivities were nice!! We went to Long Beach Aquarium and Kayak on the water as field trip. I also enjoyed my time there because all the staff and teachers were very understanding, friendly, and helpful. Thank you for everything!

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For over 8 years I have again and again loved the fun and engaging way Valerie has helped me with…read moremy personal goals in learning the French language. I have greatly benefited from both her tailor made private classes and the super cool group classes she offers. My comprehension, pronunciation, and level of French have greatly improved! She makes learning a joy because her lessons and teaching style are always very interesting. She brings a sparkle to her already enchanting French flair. Thanks to her fun and stellar lessons, my vocabulary and conversational skills are strong and my confidence has grown by leaps and bounds. She is extremely professional, prepared and flexible.

From the owner: The emphasis is given on creating a safe and fun place for children to learn French in a non…read morecompetitive and friendly environment.

My wife and I have been taking Spanish for @5 years with Karen and have loved every minute. We…read morewent from knowing nothing to conversational, reading, and writing. Karen is a wonderful teacher!

Karen has been an amazing teacher. We started as complete beginners and she was very patient and…read moremethodical. And she has a great sense of humor. I would recommend her for any adult. We took lessons over Zoom, which was very convenient and she worked around our schedules. I feel like she really cared about her subject, which is the mark of a great teacher.