NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Fluent City, a New York-based language and culture school, announces its expansion to Chicago, IL. Fluent City currently covers 11 languages and offers courses in New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Boston. Using online tools, custom content, and a radically innovative teaching approach, CEO James Rohrbach (a former teacher with an EdTech background) aims to reinvent language learning for the 21st century, challenging conventional methods with a highly interactive style. To date, Fluent City has taught more than 25,000 students, 175,000 hours and employed more than 350 teachers.“Today’s an exciting day for us as we launch our unique language learning methods in Chicago with a variety of products — from fun, social group classes to one-on-one immersive private lessons and best-in-class corporate language training for international business needs,” says Fluent City CEO James Rohrbach. “Chicagoans clearly have an amazing passion and interest in learning languages. We were blown away by our conversations with students, local search demand and the fact that nearly a quarter of Illinois residents speak a language other than English around the dinner table. We are thrilled to be able to bring our leading approach to serve this community.”

With 20 proprietary texts and a unifying curriculum, Fluent City’s courses are results-driven and effective, focusing on the communicative aspects of language. The company accepts only 4% of instructor applicants from all over the world. Classes are offered in Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Hebrew and English.

Courses include:

• Crash Courses – Crash courses meet twice a week for two hours, with ten sessions in total – perfect for beginners who want to learn the basics to start speaking conversational Spanish and French. ($299 + $40 textbook.)
• Group Classes – Group classes are kept small, social, interactive and are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. – ($399+ $40 textbook.)
• Intensive Classes – For the high-octane learner with a goal in mind, intensive classes meet twice a week for two hours. Soar through two levels in almost half the time. – ($699+ $60 textbook.)
• Private Lessons – Fluent City’s private lessons are great for anyone with a busy schedule, specific goal or those who learn best with one-on-one attention. Price breaks are offered on 20, 30 and 40-hour packages. (From $60/hour.)
• Corporate Training – Build valuable rapport and eliminate miscommunication. Teachers conveniently travel on-site and work flexibly around a team’s schedule. Courses can be customized to address specific business needs and objectives.

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About Fluent City

Founded in 2011, Fluent City is a language and culture school offering courses in 11 different languages. Through in-person classes, online tools and corporate solutions, Fluent City is one of the country’s fastest-growing language schools focusing on a highly interactive approach to learning. For more information, visit www.fluentcity.com.