Letters of Recommendation for our Houston Language School

To whom it may concern:

I would like to submit to you a letter of reference for Piedade Alvarado.  I have been taking classes from Piedade for 2 years now.  I find her to be not only an excellent person, but an excellent teacher as well.  She comes prepared to class and does a superb job of explaining and teaching the Portuguese language.  I would recommend her as a Portuguese teacher to anyone.  She is knowledgeable and patient, two fine qualities to have in this profession.  We have also become good friends over the last 2 years.  She has a cheery disposition and is an outstanding person of credibility and honesty.  She is very personable.  I highly recommend her for these reasons.

Sincerely,
Martin Long

BP
501 Westlake Park Blvd.
Houston, TX 77079

I have been a student of Be Bilingual for the last year and a half, taking private lessons twice a week in Spanish. In that time, I have progressed from knowing only a few phrases in "tourist" Spanish to being able to express and understand complex ideas in conversations with native Spanish speakers.

I travel to several Latin American countries in my business, and my new skills in speaking and reading Spanish have made meeting new contacts and spending time in these countries much easier, more productive and more enjoyable. My Spanish abilities have also allowed my company to reduce costs because I now read letters and reports in Spanish that I would formerly have paid to have translated into English.

The Be Bilingual instructors I have had are native Spanish speakers, and besides the language, I have learned from them about the people, places and customs in those countries. The instruction is done in Spanish, with workbooks, videos, homework, and conversation.

I have gained the valuable ability to speak a second language through Be Bilingual, and I strongly recommend them as a source of instruction.

Jack A. Albers
Planning and Portfolio Manager
Burlington Resources International

Dear Elizabeth:

I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you what a wonderful experience I have had learning Spanish with Be Bilingual. In a little over a year (including a hiatus of several months), I have satisfied one of those long-espoused New Year's resolutions - - progressing from a complete lack of knowledge of Spanish all the way to the "dreaded" subjunctive tense! In fact, after less than three months of lessons I went to Spain and was able to communicate (if only in the present tense) including during dinners with different families where solely Spanish was spoken.

The Be Bilingual system is extremely well organized, with building blocks that make the learning easy and, most importantly for me, help me comprehend the "logic" of the language. Not only have your teachers been very good instructors but they each have a talent for making the classes fun.

I have recommended, and will continue to recommend, Be Bilingual as it has been a wonderful, fulfilling experience for me. Thank you, and Irma, Sandra, Dawn, Norma and Patricia, for helping me achieve one of my life goals.

Very truly yours,
Douglas K. Eyberg