ECELA Santiago:  Your Spanish School in Chile

Here at ECELA (Español y Cultura en LatinoAmerica), we welcome dozens of students to Santiago each year for unforgettable study abroad experiences. If you're considering learning Spanish in Santiago, let us help. We will arrange your housing, introduce you to Chilean culture, and set up a personalized course plan for you at our Spanish school in Chile.

Spanish Courses

Since Spanish is a major world language and the second most spoken language in the USA, speaking Spanish is a valuable and marketable skill. Regardless of your age, career path, or current level of Spanish ability, you can benefit from ECELA's challenging coursework. Our 12 levels of Spanish courses, small classes, private lessons, and experienced teachers will help you meet your language acquisition goals. After four weeks with ECELA's immersive program, you will have received the equivalent of one college semester's worth of instruction. Transfer credits to your home college or university can be arranged.

Housing

With ECELA arranging your housing, you're guaranteed safe, clean accommodations and an easy commute to school. Options include a family homestay, a VIP family homestay, or an apartment shared with other ECELA students. The families who host ECELA students have been chosen with care. The homes have been inspected by our staff, and the families have been trained in how to relate to and provide for their student guests. We can accommodate everyone from 17-year-old students to retiree couples.

With classes always at seven or less students, you will get lots of individual attention,helping you advance quickly in learning Spanish.

Activities and Culture

When you study Spanish with ECELA in Santiago, you'll have ample opportunities to explore the vibrant city, play in the nearby Andes Mountains, and gain a greater understanding of Chile's cultural identity. To supplement and inspire your own explorations, ECELA offers optional weekly activities, including tours, dance lessons, social gatherings, and weekend trips.

Your Community

ECELA makes a point of recruiting a diverse group of students of all ages, races, religions and nationalities. Though they begin as strangers to one another, in Santiago they quickly bond and become like family. You can rely on the ECELA community to provide support and help you through the culture shock often experienced by students studying abroad.

Ongoing Support

At all stages of your study abroad experience, ECELA's friendly, dedicated staff is ready and willing to help. Whether it's answering questions about your application, giving pointers on how to prepare for your trip, building a personalized Spanish curriculum, helping you adjust to your home stay, or simply having a chat, our staff is here for you. But you don't have to take our word for it--ECELA's attentive staff is a repeat winner of languagecourse.net's Excellence in Customer Satisfaction Award, an honor reinforced by the fact that 93 percent of ECELA students would recommend the program to a friend. So if you're planning to learn Spanish in Santiago, ECELA's Spanish school in Chile should be at the top of your list.
 

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