Frequently-Asked Questions
What is Functionally Fluent Language Learning?
Functionally Fluent is a practical, efficient, comprehensive-yet-streamlined online Spanish course for adults - that promises results. It's the fastest way to learn Spanish, as you become functionally fluent in Spanish, guaranteed.
You'll learn Spanish online through fun, engaging lessons, with videos, audio, presentations, speaking exercises, and guidance from course creator and foreign language expert Diana María Gruber. There are 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 in Spanish, making you functionally fluent!
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You'll learn Spanish online through fun, engaging lessons, with videos, audio, presentations, speaking exercises, and guidance from course creator and foreign language expert Diana María Gruber. There are 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 in Spanish, making you functionally fluent!
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What does it mean to be "functionally fluent?"
The true definition of fluency - and the one that meets the objectives of most adult learners - is that your language flows. Functionally Fluent focuses on reaching goals and accomplishing functions, rather than linguistic perfection. While we don't promise you'll never make mistakes (you're human, after all!), we give you tools to communicate effectively. Functionally Fluent is the easiest way to learn Spanish, because it's the most practical. When you are functionally fluent, you're able to express yourself clearly, connect with others, and get the job done.
I understand I'll learn to do things in a language, and I'm excited. But will I actually learn the language? You know, vocabulary, grammar, conjugations, etc?
Yes, absolutely! You'll get the structures you need to perform the functions you want. And "structures" is just a fancy word for grammar, vocabulary, and phrases. Functionally Fluent is a complete, 360-degree Spanish course. As you learn Spanish online, you'll cover these foundations, as well as practice "the four skills" - speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Lessons include relevant articles and texts, carefully crafted and calibrated to your level. Functionally Fluent includes all the elements of a full course experience, with a structured approach to help you learn Spanish quickly and fluently, and get quantifiable results!
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Lessons include relevant articles and texts, carefully crafted and calibrated to your level. Functionally Fluent includes all the elements of a full course experience, with a structured approach to help you learn Spanish quickly and fluently, and get quantifiable results!
Get started today, and become fluent in Spanish - functionally fluent!
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I want to learn Spanish online on my own. Can I use this program by myself?
Absolutely! Functionally Fluent is the best, easiest way to learn Spanish on your own. You can "take in" a lot of language through self-guided learning. We provide you with tons of vocab, reading, listening and writing exercises for your "ingestion" and "consumption." But it's also smart to connect with others - as regards speaking output, language is a social endeavor! The great news is, after you learn Spanish online with the course components, you can use our program's structured exercises to practice speaking Spanish in real-life, or with your online communities. We help activate what you learned, and put it to good use.
I have friends and family who speak Spanish, or want to learn. Can I use this program with them?
Absolutely! Form a group of friends to study with. Grab a co-worker and "buddy up" to practice Spanish over lunch. It's okay if they're not Spanish-speakers (yet!), as long as you're learning together. You can even ask your husband, wife, partner, or kids to take the course with you!
For more guidance as you learn Spanish online with our course, you can recruit a native speaker in your life to practice with you, or work with a Spanish tutor via Skype or Zoom. Throughout your online experience, we give you suggestions on how to learn Spanish fluently, by speaking in your communities. Have a twenty-minute conversation with your Mexican in-laws. Call up your coworkers on Zoom and say "¡Hola!" Order a meal at your favorite Colombian restaurant. Learning a language is about connecting with community and practicing with others!
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For more guidance as you learn Spanish online with our course, you can recruit a native speaker in your life to practice with you, or work with a Spanish tutor via Skype or Zoom. Throughout your online experience, we give you suggestions on how to learn Spanish fluently, by speaking in your communities. Have a twenty-minute conversation with your Mexican in-laws. Call up your coworkers on Zoom and say "¡Hola!" Order a meal at your favorite Colombian restaurant. Learning a language is about connecting with community and practicing with others!
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What are pricing options?
Functionally Fluent gives you lifetime access to your online Spanish course for as little as $99 per level.
Do you offer subscription pricing?
Functionally Fluent is about results, and one-time pricing aligns best with that. We want you to actually use our program as the fastest way to learn Spanish and become functionally fluent, fast! We're not interested in having you put it off month-to-month and forget to cancel. We want you to learn Spanish quickly, and get excited about signing up for the full experience! Plus, lifetime access means Functionally Fluent is yours to keep.
Can I preview lessons?
Absolutely! While we only grant access to the full online experience after purchase, you can check out our course-preview slideshows. You'll get a taste of Functionally Fluent's core lessons, and it's a great way to figure out your level, too.
What's your refund policy?
We have the most flexible return policy ever! It's simple. With Functionally Fluent's Forever Fluent Lifetime Money-Back Guarantee, if at any time you decide it's not a good fit, we refund your money - no questions asked!
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I'm a Spanish teacher. Can I use this program with my students?
Absolutely! Language teachers, tutors, and groups of learners love us! Public schools can purchase our online courses and printed textbooks for use alongside their core curriculum. We believe the school system is in dire need of quality language learning methods, and we'd love to improve the way language is taught in schools.
Functionally Fluent is also perfect for private language schools, community colleges, adult education programs, foreign language meetups, and other initiatives.
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Functionally Fluent is also perfect for private language schools, community colleges, adult education programs, foreign language meetups, and other initiatives.
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What are Spanish-for-Your-Job courses? Healthcare, Law, Business, etc...
Kudos to you for wanting to serve your clients, communities, and coworkers in their language! We're excited to help with that, and we're building sector-specific courses like Spanish for Lawyers, Spanish for Nurses, Spanish for Healthcare, Spanish for Business, Spanish for Teachers, Spanish for Churches, Spanish for Community Organizations, Spanish for Construction, Spanish for Travelers, and more.
Find out more about the Functionally Fluent Spanish-for-Your-Job Series!
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Find out more about the Functionally Fluent Spanish-for-Your-Job Series!
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Get started with our core program today, and become fluent in Spanish - functionally fluent!
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Can you work with my company, school, or organization?
Absolutely! We'd love to do business with you.
We're happy to make your employees fluent in Spanish! We'll help your team learn Spanish online, through a blended-learning option that combines our online Spanish course with virtual classes led by an expert instructor, to help your employees learn Spanish quickly and easily! Visit our Spanish for Companies page to see how we can work together.
We also offer corporate discounts on online Spanish courses, textbooks, and materials. Please contact us for distribution, publishing, licensing, partnerships, and other L&D, HR, employee development, public or private-school needs, or other large-scale educational initiatives.
Visit our our Spanish for Companies page for more details
and...
Contact us today to make your employees functionally fluent in Spanish!
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We're happy to make your employees fluent in Spanish! We'll help your team learn Spanish online, through a blended-learning option that combines our online Spanish course with virtual classes led by an expert instructor, to help your employees learn Spanish quickly and easily! Visit our Spanish for Companies page to see how we can work together.
We also offer corporate discounts on online Spanish courses, textbooks, and materials. Please contact us for distribution, publishing, licensing, partnerships, and other L&D, HR, employee development, public or private-school needs, or other large-scale educational initiatives.
Visit our our Spanish for Companies page for more details
and...
Contact us today to make your employees functionally fluent in Spanish!
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Can I use Functionally Fluent with children and teenagers?
Our courses are bright, simple, visually stimulating, and fun, and we've used them with children before, quite successfully! However, the topics are tailored to adults. There's nothing "inappropriate" for children in our courses, but there are scenarios of people at work, and exercises that appeal to adult learners.
Teenagers 14+ like our courses because they're simple, yet feel "grown up." Plus, many topics covered - socializing, traveling, and so on - are relevant to teenagers, too.
Have your child or teenager get started today, and become fluent in Spanish - functionally fluent!
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Teenagers 14+ like our courses because they're simple, yet feel "grown up." Plus, many topics covered - socializing, traveling, and so on - are relevant to teenagers, too.
Have your child or teenager get started today, and become fluent in Spanish - functionally fluent!
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Do you offer live classes or workshops?
In the past, Functionally Fluent has offered intensive live Spanish classes in Houston, through our partner school HABLA. During COVID-19, we have suspended all live events. To learn Spanish today, your best bet is to learn Spanish online with Functionally Fluent's online Spanish course.
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Get started today, and become fluent in Spanish - functionally fluent!
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Are other languages available beyond Spanish?
We're working hard to create Functionally Fluent in other languages. Please indicate your interest in which foreign languages you'd like to learn here.
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Want to get started with Spanish now? Buy our online Spanish course, and become fluent in Spanish - functionally fluent!
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Who created Functionally Fluent?
Functionally Fluent was created by multilingual language expert Diana María Gruber. A native Spanish speaker, Diana has over 20 years of experience teaching foreign languages to thousands of adult learners. She would love to be your teacher, too! Learn more about Diana here.
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Can you give me tips on how to learn a foreign language?
Yes! Check out Diana's series of 20+ short videos on YouTube, where she speaks about the easiest way to learn Spanish, and offers you insights, fun nuggets, and titillating tidbits about other languages, learning, and life!
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I'm ready to start learning! How can I buy Functionally Fluent's Online Spanish Course?
Great! We can't wait to teach you how to learn Spanish fluently, and do things in Spanish, so you become functionally fluent! Purchase Functionally Fluent and learn Spanish online today!
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