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Learn to do 150 things in a foreign language!
Here's how it works:
Functionally Fluent's Online Language Course experience consists of three levels - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
At each level, you'll learn to do 50 things in another language. At the end of all three levels, you'll know how to do 150 things,
making you "functionally fluent!"
Watch Diana speak about our online Spanish course! Other language courses will be similar.
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What's Functionally Fluent like?
Courses include structured, fun, engaging lessons, with videos, audio, presentations, speaking exercises, and chapter-by-chapter guidance from course creator Diana María Gruber. As one of the world's top language experts, Diana speaks six languages fluently. For over twenty years, she has taught languages all over the world, to thousands of students. Diana is happy to be your teacher, too!
Functionally Fluent's online language courses are engaging, easy-to-use, and get results - fast! Topics are relevant to adults, and the experience is super fun! The approach is organized and empowering - at the end of each chapter and level, you'll check off the things you've learned to do in another language - introduce yourself, order a meal, tell a story, make plans, and much more! You'll walk away from each lesson feeling accomplished, uplifted, and one step closer to being functionally fluent in a foreign language!
Functionally Fluent's online language courses are engaging, easy-to-use, and get results - fast! Topics are relevant to adults, and the experience is super fun! The approach is organized and empowering - at the end of each chapter and level, you'll check off the things you've learned to do in another language - introduce yourself, order a meal, tell a story, make plans, and much more! You'll walk away from each lesson feeling accomplished, uplifted, and one step closer to being functionally fluent in a foreign language!
Watch this fun 2-min video about our Spanish course!
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Interested in learning another foreign language?
What's in Functionally Fluent?
Course Components and Features
Each level of Functionally Fluent's online course includes:
- Unlimited Lifetime Access from any device - learn on your phone, tablet, or laptop
- 10+ Chapter Intro Videos with a caring, fun, expert language teacher!
- 10 Core Lessons (Beginner, Intermediate)
- 5 Core Lessons + "Deep-Dive" into complex verb tenses (Advanced)
- 100+ Fun Vocabulary, Grammar, Listening, Reading and Writing Exercises
- 30+ Speaking Exercises for practicing Spanish with others in real life!
- 50+ Slide-by-Slide Audio Downloads
- Whole-Chapter Audio Downloads
- Recurring Motivational and Resource Videos
- Self-Assessments to help track your progress
- Downloadable PDF Supplements, including:
- Pronunciation Guide
- Glossary
- Answer Key
- Vocabulary "Cheat Sheets"
- Functions Overview "Cheat Sheets" to remind you, at a glance, what you can now do in Spanish!
- Access to 20+ YouTube Instructor Videos with insight to best language-learning methodologies
Functionally Fluent is an online course, with components delivered 100% online. Yet it's designed to help you "activate" the foreign language you're learning with real people offline as well. You provide the people and opportunities, we provide the activities! Connect with friends and family who speak another language, engage with restaurant employees from other counties, or practice the language you're learning with an English-speaker who is learning alongside you! We give you suggestions, tips, tricks, and most importantly, speaking exercises appropriate for your level, to help you actually speak a foreign language with others. We believe that actually speaking, not doing listen-and-repeat into a microphone, is the only way to build fluency.
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How is Functionally Fluent different from other language-learning programs?
As you can see, we offer much more value at a lower price than other tools on the market! Apps and CALL (computer-assisted language-learning) are great supplements, but nobody beats Functionally Fluent as a main language-learning tool!
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What's my time investment? How long will it take?
The short answer is: two months per level or less! At the rate of 1-3 hours/week (which works out to 15-20 minutes per day), you'll complete each level of Functionally Fluent in one to three months. This means even if you start as a Beginner, you'll be functionally fluent in a foreign language and complete our Advanced level in under six months! You might actually do it more quickly, like Patrick below, in which case we recommend a lot of real-life exposure and review, for better retention.
How much does it cost?
Here's our price chart, with low intro pricing!
As you can see, Functionally Fluent offers much more value than other courses on the market,
has a proven track record with thousands of satisfied learners, and is priced super-low!
Most importantly, we stand by our promise statement:
With Functionally Fluent,
you will learn to do 150 things in a foreign language - or your money back!
has a proven track record with thousands of satisfied learners, and is priced super-low!
Most importantly, we stand by our promise statement:
With Functionally Fluent,
you will learn to do 150 things in a foreign language - or your money back!
Okay, great! I'm signing up! What's the best course for me?
Which language?
- To learn Spanish, get started today with Functionally Fluent's Online Spanish course, available now at a low introductory price!
- To learn another foreign language, express interest here. We plan on creating other language courses based on demand.
- For most learners, we recommend purchasing all three levels together! This is the best value, and the most rewarding, since you will become functionally fluent!
- If you're not a Beginner, consider a two-course Intermediate+Advanced bundle, also discounted.
- Bundles are the best deal, but each level is also sold separately if you prefer.
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How do I know my level?
The instructions for level-testing and sample lessons below are for our online Spanish course, available now.
They're a good guide, since other language courses, when launched, will follow the same approach and structure.
They're a good guide, since other language courses, when launched, will follow the same approach and structure.
Take our 30-second assessment:
- Beginner - Perfect if you've never learned the language, or learned years ago and could use a "from-scratch" refresher. At the Beginner level, you'll learn to introduce yourself, ask questions, exchange contact info, ask for directions, go shopping, check in at a hotel, order food, and more. The Beginner course includes only the present tense.
- Intermediate - You can have basic conversations, but not much more. You've seen and learned present, past, and future tenses, but don't remember them well. You get some needs met, but your vocabulary is limited. If this is you, Intermediate is your level! (Consider a Beginner+Intermediate discounted bundle, for review.) At the Intermediate level, you'll speak about a wide range of topics, like home, work, travel, past experiences, and future plans.
- Advanced - Can you already speak about various topics at length and navigate verb tenses, but need guidance to take it to the next level? Then Advanced is the level for you! This course guides you through work, travel, and other more specific situations, where you'll review a variety of tenses and higher-level grammar.
Still wondering your level? View this PDF for functions covered at each level, and take a sneak peek at these sample lessons. These sample lessons are from our online Spanish course, available now. Other foreign language courses, when launched, will follow the same approach and structure.
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What Language Learners are Saying about Functionally Fluent
We know you'll think Functionally Fluent is awesome.
But don't take our word for it - here's what our students have to say!
But don't take our word for it - here's what our students have to say!
"This course helped me learn more Spanish than anything I'd used before - and believe me, I'd tried everything - software, textbooks, apps, you name it! This is by far the best way to learn a language I've seen. I've just finished the Beginner level, and I'm excited to complete the whole series on my own."
Craig Smith, Project Manager
Functionally Fluent Beginner-Intermediate Learner
"Revolutionary! This actually does teach you how to speak and converse in Spanish. Ideal for the student who does not have the wherewithal to spend hours and hours studying grammar that only makes learning hard. Less is more!
Shawn Kelly
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
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"I'm a Spanish teacher and bought Functionally Fluent as a reference for my class for adults who had taken Spanish in high school and couldn't 'function' in Spanish. It's a great method to help me help them become fluent in tasks. At the end of the third class, they claimed to have learned more than in the years in school.
Josephine Forero, Spanish Teacher
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
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“After completing Functionally Fluent's Beginner Spanish course, which took me just a few weeks, I took a college placement exam and placed out of the first semester of college Spanish. After the Intermediate course, I placed out of two semesters. After the Advanced course, I placed out of all four semesters of college Spanish.
This program has saved me thousands of dollars and dozens of hours of my time.
Not to mention, it made me actually fluent in Spanish. I can now speak with my wife's family in Peru, and have no problems when I'm there.
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have accomplished that in a few weeks of college classes!
Patrick Rano, Senior Field Engineer
Functionally Fluent Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Learner
and now fluent Spanish-speaker!
These results are not unusual, especially when you follow our outside-practice recommendations, like Patrick did.
We've seen thousands of learners get super-fast, long-term, real results and become functionally fluent with our method.
We know our program really works!
The bottom line is....
We guarantee you'll learn more with Functionally Fluent's system than with any tool you've used before -
or your money back!
So get started today, and become functionally fluent!
Craig Smith, Project Manager
Functionally Fluent Beginner-Intermediate Learner
"Revolutionary! This actually does teach you how to speak and converse in Spanish. Ideal for the student who does not have the wherewithal to spend hours and hours studying grammar that only makes learning hard. Less is more!
Shawn Kelly
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"I'm a Spanish teacher and bought Functionally Fluent as a reference for my class for adults who had taken Spanish in high school and couldn't 'function' in Spanish. It's a great method to help me help them become fluent in tasks. At the end of the third class, they claimed to have learned more than in the years in school.
Josephine Forero, Spanish Teacher
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“After completing Functionally Fluent's Beginner Spanish course, which took me just a few weeks, I took a college placement exam and placed out of the first semester of college Spanish. After the Intermediate course, I placed out of two semesters. After the Advanced course, I placed out of all four semesters of college Spanish.
This program has saved me thousands of dollars and dozens of hours of my time.
Not to mention, it made me actually fluent in Spanish. I can now speak with my wife's family in Peru, and have no problems when I'm there.
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have accomplished that in a few weeks of college classes!
Patrick Rano, Senior Field Engineer
Functionally Fluent Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Learner
and now fluent Spanish-speaker!
These results are not unusual, especially when you follow our outside-practice recommendations, like Patrick did.
We've seen thousands of learners get super-fast, long-term, real results and become functionally fluent with our method.
We know our program really works!
The bottom line is....
We guarantee you'll learn more with Functionally Fluent's system than with any tool you've used before -
or your money back!
So get started today, and become functionally fluent!
Ready to learn Spanish today?
Interested in learning another foreign language?
One last thing - let's talk about workbooks
Printed Companion Workbooks
Like to write things down?
Want to track along with your online course? Check out our workbooks!
Functionally Fluent's Online Language Courses stands on their own. However, many students like a more tangible experience. Our companion workbooks provide a hands-on element to enhance your learning! Purchase separately from Amazon, via our store page.
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