CONTACT US:

ABC Languages
146 West 29th Street, Suite 6E
New York, NY 10001

TELEPHONE: (212) 563-7580
E-MAIL: info@abclang.com

*PLEASE NOTE: We also hold classes at our sister school so be sure to ask a staff member where your class will take place.

Manhattan Language
145 West 30th Street, 9th Floor
(Between 6th & 7th Avenues)

Elizabeth Lunney, Co-Founder of ABC Languages, is fluent in French, Italian, German and Spanish and is currently learning Russian. She has taught French, German, Italian and ESL for more than a decade. Ms. Lunney has lived and studied in France, Italy and the UK. She also lived in Berlin, Germany for two years where she worked for the Treuhandanstalt. Ms. Lunney holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Boston University. Ms. Lunney is frequently asked to share her knowledge of languages by the media. Click here to view Elizabeth on a segment of the PBS show Real Simple. (Windows Media 10mb, 6min). In her free time, Ms. Lunney loves to travel and is a bit of an old film and pop-culture buff.  She is also an avid runner and loves to take a jog near her parents’ homes in Molokai, HI and Big Sur, CA.

Rachel Meyer is Co-Founder of ABC Languages. Ms. Meyer's experience in language learning and training spans over fifteen years. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish as well as proficient in French and American Sign Language. She has taught and directed programs in English, Chinese and Spanish for private schools and language schools here and abroad. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Chinese studies from Smith College. Ms. Meyer lived in Taiwan for three years where she taught English and furthered her Chinese studies on a graduate level. In 1997 Ms. Meyer acted in a popular Chinese television show called "Adventures in New York" shown on mainland Chinese national television. She was elected and served on the board of the Chinese Teacher's Association of Greater New York from 2002-2004. Ms. Meyer has written articles on language learning for various publications and has been featured in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Crain's of New York and The Daily News. Although she has an affinity for Asian culture, you will never get her to sing Karaoke.

Liz Smith is the Private Program Manager at ABC Languages in New York. She takes care of all of the private clientele alongside her co-conspirator Nichole. Liz graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a BA in French languages and literatures and Secondary Education. Liz is fluent in French, but is adding to her foreign language fever by taking Spanish classes. Once she conquers Spanish, she hopes to continue learning many more languages in the future! Liz grew up in the DC Metropolitan area of Maryland but has been living in the Big Apple for the past four years. Outside of the office, Liz loves traveling whenever and wherever she can. She also can never read enough books, more often than not girlie fiction novels, or even more so re-reading Harry Potter books and watching the movies over and over again.