LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH THE NATURAL WAY: At Kasa de Franko, we teach Spanish the way you learn your first language—by talking. This way, KDF provides a similar environment to the one you had when learning to speak your native tongue.

Kasa De Franko, a school for Spanish and Language Studies in San Jose & the Bay Area, encourages students to embrace not just sentence structure, but la cultura as well. KDF’s Tutors and Teachers have well-rounded academic and a multicultural backgrounds, which allow them to immerse the students in a new culture in interesting and fun ways.

KDF offers Spanish courses for all levels of students. In KDF’s private and semi-private Spanish lessons, students get the instructors’ full attention. In KDF’s Spanish Small Group Lessons, students also get individualized attention from the teacher.

KDF creates a bridge of cultural understanding between the Spanish-speaking world and the English-speaking population: KDF also offers classes in ESL to those wanting to learn or improve their English.

Offering services in both English and Spanish, KDF can help small businesses in Silicon Valley increase their productivity by encouraging better understanding between personnel and with clients in both management and production areas.

For us at KDF, sharing the Spanish-speaking culture with our community is a privilege. Language is NOT just a communication tool. Language is also a thinking process- it is a way we see the world.

With KDF’s Spanish Instruction, students not only learn useful liguistic skills, but are also exposed to different worldviews and an enhanced way of thinking – “Don’t just SPEAK Spanish – THINK in Spanish!”

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What a BLAST!!! Nothing compares to learning from a native speaker and a brilliant one at that.

– Karen Mercy

I was born in Mexico, but grew up in California speaking Spanish with family and friends. Taking classes with Franko has helped me to improve my Spanish as a native speaker.

– Juana Becerra

Due to Franko’s great style and approach, our son now loves learning Spanish.

Franko’s holistic approach (working with grammar, vocabulary, dialog, and pronunciation) ensures that our son is immersed in and really learns the language. Our son finds Skyping with Franko to be very effective.

– Johnathan and Leslie Leblang

I took several levels of Spanish with Franko and highly recommend his courses to anyone who is interested in learning the nuances of this beautiful language.

His classes will not only allow you to become proficient in Spanish, but also develop a much deeper appreciation for Latin American cultures. Franko makes learning easy, relevant and fun. He is really passionate about teaching and frequently adjusts the curriculum based on the specific needs of his students. Are you ready to sign up?

– Vera Fainshtein

Franko’s lesson plans are well designed and include material that makes learning fun.

He makes you feel very comfortable and progresses through the language in a very logical way. I highly recommend Franko for individual and group lessons. He will help you learn Spanish with correct pronunciations so you will sound like a native speaker.

– Rachel Young

I studied with Franko in 3 groups as well as in private lessons. Franko is a very cool teacher.

Not only he is brilliant and articulate, he makes even difficult exercises fun and memorable. Franko provides almost miraculous motivation to complete homework and practice between lessons. He is also technically savvy, so studying over Skype is not a problem. He builds student community by organizing events and parties where students of different levels can meet for practice and fun.

- Liza Khodel

I took classes with Franko back at USF as part of a conversational component with our Spanish classes that varied from 1 to 2 times per week.

I have always been drawn to learning Spanish and had a passion to learn. Franko made learning easy and enjoyable. All of his classes were filled with valuable content that helped me to expand my understanding of the language. The biggest reason why I enjoyed it, was his ability to make his classes fun and engaging to all students. I highly recommend Franko if you’re interested in learning Spanish and want to do so in a fun environment!

– Jarred McCray

Classes at Kasa De Franko

Kasa de Franko offers a variety of private and small group lessons for Spanish speakers and learners of all levels and professions.

Our small group lessons never exceed 8 students. All classes are designed to give every student ample time to apply what they’ve learned previously to casual conversation, written and verbal grammar, and culture discussion. Weekend classes are 2 hours a week for 5 weeks (theory & practice). On weekdays, we offer programs of 1.5 hours a week for 7 weeks (theory & practice) & 1 hour a week for 5 weeks (conversational programs).

Beginning and Intermediate Classes will be starting in August and September. Please check out our Small Group Lessons section for starting dates & our Lessons and Fees section for private lessons and other programs offered at KDF.

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Language Exchange at Kasa De Franko:

Eat, Drink & Speak Spanish!

KDF hosts weekly Spanish Language exchange meetups at Linda’s Mexican Restaurant in Downtown San Jose. If you are considering taking on full classes, or just want to improve your Spanish skills in a real-world conversation and with a professional Native Spanish Teacher come down!

Eat, drink, and speak Spanish while meeting new friends in a friendly and warm environment. Dancing to the nightly band is encouraged! Participants are asked to bring $10 to help cover promotional costs and restaurant deposit.