Hebrew - Level 1

Level 1 is a 6 week session focusing on the introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. Throughout this class you will: Develop a strong basic ASLary (OUR word for vocabulary), syntax, and grammar Learn numbers 1-100 and visual discrimination Practice fingerspelling Begin to understand the use of space and gestures Be introduced...

You can hold your own in basic conversation, and explain what you did yesterday or last year, using the right tense. You are ready to take your French further. You’re an Apprenti, if… You can say I saw a movie, I want some milk, or I never get up early. You have a handle on past and present verb tenses. You know how to conjugate most irregular...

Marhabaan! Our Arabic language classes are designed for students with little to no background in Arabic, and our engaging, professional teachers will be there to guide you every step of the way. Over the course of 6 weeks, you can expect to learn basic Arabic conversation skills and vocabulary, as well as get an introduction to Arabic script. We...

Ce l’hai fatta! Our Presto students are practically bilingual, native speakers. They can express themselves fluently and spontaneously without hesitation and can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects. Plus, they can read and understand materials intended for native Italian speakers like local newspapers, books, movies...

You feel fairly confident using all major tenses. You have the grammatical framework necessary to talk about a variety of topics, but you still make some mistakes. You need to tighten up the loose ends. By the time you sign up for Confirmé: You are familiar with and feel fairly confident using all major tenses (present, passé composé, imparfait,...

Level 2 ASL is also offered online via Zoom.  Please click here if you prefer to register for the online class This is a 6 week session, building on the foundations of Level 1, you will continue to develop more ASLary while applying what you learned to real life situations.  You will learn numbers up to 500 (including time, duration,...

Grand Débutant is right for you, if… You sprinkle your attempts with English, mix up your French-isms, and find yourself gesticulating adorably for the right “je ne sais quoi.” As far as conversing effectively and pronouncing correctly, you rely on the kindness (and patience) of strangers.  You can conjugate regular verbs in the present...

This course is for you if: Your speech is far from flawless. But you can converse without too much groping. If you hear a French radio broadcast, you can decipher what’s happening—even if you don’t understand every word. You’d like to be able to watch French movies—without subtitles. That’s what you're heading towards. We’ll put...

Now that you have a base for ASL and Deaf culture, this course will take your language to a more intense level. You will be exposed to the importance of storytelling and comparing the differences between hearing and Deaf cultures, NMS and ASLary will be explored in greater depth and combined to show the grammatical features of American Sign Language....

DÉBUTANT IS RIGHT FOR YOU, IF... You have never studied French before, but you've always wanted to. Or perhaps you took high school French…but you were too young to care. You have no idea when to use le, la, or li (oh wait, we made that last one up). You don’t know or remember how to say: I live in Manhattan, or I like coffee. You can say: me...

From this level onwards you will be using your conversational skills and advance your proficiency in the language of ASL related to variety of topics. You will start identifying countries, learn about basic money and use classifiers to describe traveling all over the world! You will use classifiers to tell stories and focus on grammatical features...

¡Hola y bienvenidos! Our language classes are designed for students with little to no background in Spanish, and our engaging, professional, native teachers will guide you every step of the way. Over the course of 6 weeks, you can expect to learn basic vocabulary and conversational topics, practice Spanish pronunciation, and form sentences using...

Bonjour et bienvenue! TOTAL BEGINNER FRENCH: Our introductory group French classes are designed for students with little to no background in French, and our engaging, professional teachers will be there to guide you every step of the way. Over the course of 6 weeks, you can expect to learn basic French conversation skills, vocabulary and grammar....

Ready to make your dream of fluidly conversing with native Italian speakers a reality? This class is dedicated to just that. You’ll also master the art of telling stories and being able to discuss a movie you’ve seen or an article you’ve read. Plus, you’ll study advanced grammar: new pronouns, new tenses, and tense agreement in the indicative....

Ciao! Grazie! Arrivederci! In our beginning Adagio class, you’ll learn and explore the basics of Italian knowledge—beyond what you’d find on a menu in your local trattoria! This course will give you a foundation of the language and the basic tools you need to successfully start conversing in Italiano. GRAMMAR: Alfabeto; Sostantivi e articoli;...

Hallo und wilkommen! GERMAN INTERMEDIATE 2: If you have a solid foundation in the indicative tenses and all case declensions for nouns and you are familiar with the subjunctive and adjectival declensions but need more practice in conversation, this level is for you! ABOUT OUR CLASSES: Our German group classes meet online once a week for 1.5 hours....

If you have no previous experience with French, or other foreign languages, you can join our primer “Intro to French” workshop. This workshop functions as a teaser of the Coucou curriculum, so you’ll know what to expect before embarking on your French-learning journey. We’ll cover the rules of French pronunciation, some basic vocab such as...

At Astoria Values, we make learning fun and easy. Chinese is no exception to this! Our Chinese classes are meant to teach children who are completely new to the language. We will teach your kids how to speak, read, and write in either Mandarin or Cantonese.

This class focuses on what’s ahead: the future—and by that, we mean the future tense! Here, you’ll hone in on this new tense as well as some new vocabulary and engage in extended conversations. Here, the basic grammar rules will be reinforced as well as how to use new tenses. Want more? Videos and songs are also incorporated as fun learning...

Marhabaan wa ahlan wa sahlan! ARABIC INTERMEDIATE 1: If you know how to read and write, are familiar with the present and past tenses but need to work on more advanced tenses and building vocabulary, this level is for you! ABOUT OUR CLASSES: Our online group classes meet online once a week for 1.5 hours. Our approach to learning is a blend between...