Who We Are
We're not a conventional academy, and neither are our results
In 2016, Jodie and Josh left traditional academies behind and set up FunTalk right in the Eixample. We believe in turning learning into fun: classes that revolve around the students, where they take the lead, built into cooking, crafts, gardening or photography workshops. Here English is lived and experienced first-hand.
9 years on, FunTalk is like a second home for our students: children, teens and adults who learn relaxed, comfortable and almost without noticing. Because when learning becomes a pleasure, the results come on their own. We’re not a conventional academy, and neither are the results we get!
Over 9 years
Teaching English in Barcelona
A friendly native team
Teachers passionate about teaching
The FunTalk method
Learning by doing and taking part
Four principles that have worked for 9 years
We’re not a conventional English academy, and neither are the results we get. This is what’s behind every FunTalk class, workshop and camp.
Learning is fun
We turn learning into fun: an environment that fully stimulates and engages our students. When learning becomes a pleasure, they learn, grow and have fun almost without noticing.
The student takes the lead
Classes revolve around the students: they live and experience the language first-hand, guided through engaging workshops and dynamic activities.
Passionate teachers
Native or native-level, and completely passionate about their work. They pour their creativity into every class and their enthusiasm is contagious: students join in spontaneously.
A second home
Jodie and Josh: from London and Indiana to the Eixample
Jodie was born in London; Josh, in a small town in Indiana (USA). When they arrived in Barcelona they tried several academies to learn Spanish and always found the same thing: boring classes, glued to the textbook, where the teacher dominated the class. That’s where the seed was planted: if they ever opened a language centre, it would have to be different.
First they created GetEnglish, with personalised home classes that ran for 10 years. From that philosophy FunTalk was born in 2016: a place where you don’t come to practise a language, but to live it. Here class doesn’t start with “open your books at page 12”, but with “coffee or a glass of wine?”. And as parents of two children, they’re clear: to really learn something, you have to be actively involved in the process.
What we've believed from day one
You don’t just come here to practise English, you come to experience it. Fun, entertaining classes that are always practical and useful.
A breath of fresh air: a place to feel comfortable and relaxed. Class doesn’t start with “open your books at page 12”, but with “coffee or a glass of wine?”.