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Homestay w/ Breakfast & Dinner: $260/week
Shared Apartment (no meals): $165/week
Learn Spanish in Argentina
Choose Buenos Aires or Mendoza (or both) and get fluent in Spanish once and for all
Ecela student shows off her progress.
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The world's leading language travel specialists choose Ecela for Spanish immersion in Argentina, Chile, or Peru:
Learn Spanish through real conversations immersed in the culture of these two fantastic cities.
Experience diversity when you study Spanish in Argentina
- Live the passions and romance of the Argentine culture
- Study at top-rated schools in in Buenos Aires or Mendoza - or both
- Speak Spanish naturally with ease and confidence
- Explore your love and fascination with Latin American culture
- Open up whole new worlds both professionally and personally
- Build relationships with people around the globe
- Converse fluently, interact with locals & explore the Argentina you love
Where are the schools?
Option 1 Ecela Buenos Aires
Ecela Buenos Aires is located in Recoleta, one of the finest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. It is an ideal location for your Spanish course in Argentina; near to many restaurants, bars, cafes, attractive parks, museums, movie theaters and shops.
The building is constructed in the traditional porteño style with marble stairs, mosaic floors, a terrace and several balconies.
There are 15 classrooms and several common areas where our students can enjoy breaks with free Internet access.
Buenos Aires is one of the world’s great cities: grand baroque buildings to rival Paris, theatres and cinemas to rival London, and restaurants, shops and bars to rival New York.
Buenos Aires’ nightlife is legendary and starts late. You’ll have time for your first tango class at a milonga, before tucking into piquant empanadas, a huge steak and a glass of fine Argentina Malbec at around 2300.
Superb restaurants abound; wander around the renovated docks at Puerto Madero, try the trendy eateries of Las Cañitas or the hip hangouts of Palermo Viejo (Footprint)
Ecela in Buenos Aires:
Ecela Buenos Aires Ayacucho 1176 (Recoleta)
Option 2 Ecela Mendoza
The building is beautiful and very comfortable, ideal for learning Spanish! Our welcoming staff, large common areas, free Wi-Fi internet and computer access for students, and a large patio with a BBQ area make it a relaxing place to meet the other students.
The school is two blocks from Parque San Martin, where the Mendoza Zoo, the lake and the San Martin monument are located.
We are also a few blocks from famous Aristides Villanueva street, the main entertainment, nightlife and restaurant district.
A bustling city of wide, leafy avenues, atmospheric plazas and cosmopolitan cafés, Mendoza is a trap.
Even if you’ve (foolishly) only given it a day or two on your itinerary, you’re bound to end up hanging around, captivated by the laid-back pace while surrounded by every possible comfort. - Lonely Planet
Ecela in Mendoza:
Ecela Mendoza Av Nicolas Avellaneda 701 (Quinta Seccion)
"Can I study at both?"
Yes. Ecela Buenos Aires and Ecela Mendoza share the same schedule and content so you can experience both without hurting your progress.
However, there are several busy seasons throughout the year so check availability well ahead of time.
Who learns Spanish at Ecela...
Ecela students vary greatly in ages, nationalities and interests.
People come to us for many reasons, including:
Social and family communications You want to expand your social circles or to have better bonds with family members.
Travel Enhancement You plan a trip around Argentina and/or South America and want much richer experiences that require being able to speak the language.
Retiring or relocating to Latin America You plan to live in a Spanish-speaking area and want to be able to participate in the community.
Work or Volunteer Your career or volunteer positions will be enhanced when you are able to communicate fluently in Spanish.
Intellectual Enjoyment You enjoy the challenging but rewarding process of learning Spanish and want to get to the next level.
Ecela Fluency Development System
An Ecela teacher reviews the fundamentals.
Our Spanish course is carefully designed to get you fluent yet without the headaches and frustrations of standard language education:
- Fundamentals (2 hours per day, max 8 students per class) This is the traditional instruction you may have received in college or high school, with a heavy focus on grammar and proper structure. Here you will develop a solid foundation to speak and write in an educated manner.
- Conversation (2 hours per day, max 4 students per class) "Where fluency is made" This crucial aera is usually ignored in traditional education and, unfortunately, in most language schools. Here you will practice speaking in a supportive, comfortable environment with the helpful feedback of a patient instructor.
- Real-World Interactions Your daily communication about town, in your homestay, at the stores, in restaurants, etc. This gives you (1) an idea of how much you are really progressing and (2) an incentive to stay focused in class. Independent.
Academic coordinator, Rodrigo Lizana, tells you the course objectives.
Did you know?
Fun facts about Argentina:
Source: nationfacts.net
- The Argentine city of Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world.
- Argentine beef is famous around the world and Asado (an Argentine barbecue) is very popular in the country which has the highest consumption of red meat in the world.
- Opposing to typecast, Argentines are not by preponderance, Hispanic in spite of talking Spanish. Most are of Italian, German, Welsh backdrop. A diminutive percentage is from Spain.
- The Teatro Colón, situated in Buenos Aires (the capital and biggest city of Argentina), is one of the prime opera houses in the world.
- Argentina was the first country to utilize fingerprinting in order to determine if a person was guilty of a crime.
- Paleontologists flock here each year to participate in archeological digs and the oldest dinosaur species ever to be identified was traced to Argentina.
- The world's first animated films were created and released in Argentina, by a person named Quirino Cristiani in 1917.
What our students say...
"I love it here...it's so cool and the class sizes are perfect...I wish I could stay forever."
"Before classes I read the newspaper to be informed of the local economic and social issues."
testimonial in German
"The family was so welcoming and so nice that I felt like I was at home."
"excellently organized school, wonderful place."
"I particularly liked that there are students of all ages and from all over the world."
"There's a lot of things you can do here to practice your Spanish."
"I really felt like I could finally converse in Spanish."
"I met my host family yesterday. They have a son that's 10 - my new "little brother"
Testimonial Swiss-German
"I really loved it and I'm looking forward to coming back soon."
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I spent one month in ECELA and could not have been more pleased with my progress in Spanish, and happy with my experience in general. Thank you for making me feel that I was more than just a language student."
Heather YevseyevMichigan
ECELA’s schools are more than just language schools, they are learning communities that support the sometimes challenging process of learning another language."
Rich Hance United States
I enjoyed my time so much that I spontaneously decided to stay 2 weeks longer than originally planned and I wouldn’t hesitate one second to come back if I had the chance."
Mara FreiSwitzerland
I’m a little sad because I don’t like saying goodbye. I’ve learned a lot of Spanish, and made many new friends."
Inger Söderqvist Sweden
The 4 weeks I have spent here has been very enriching, both linguistically and socially! I have learned a lot of Spanish, and met a lot of new people."
Vidar Lien AmundsenNorway
The school is very good, and the staff is very friendly, kind, and professional. I really liked all of the school trips, meet-ups, and parties that I went to while I was there."
Brenda Melo Brazil
At this school they realize that each student learns at his own pace – there’s no pressure or stress. Learning a language is a challenge, but there’s no reason why it can’t be fun."
Wayne ThompkinsFlorida
The teachers at ECELA are trained in linguistics and how to teach language. I’m just blown away by how good all of the teachers are."
Gerald Lucas New Jersey
I was able to communicate in Spanish whatever was needed on my trip. Many thanks to all my teachers and the whole staff for their patience.
Priska MaederSwitzerland
Now, Spanish is like a second native language to me, thanks to ECELA and the instructors. The months I spent at the school have been some of the best months of my life!!"
Susanne Meier Germany
Need more student feedback? Official Facebook Review Page
How To Book Your Spanish Course
Making a reservation is easy. You only need to know your start date (Monday of your first week).
Weekly price of $225* includes:
- 10 Lessons Spanish Fundamentals (max 8 students) Build a solid foundation so you write and speak in an educated manner.
- 10 Lessons of Spanish Conversation (max 4 students) We cut the class size in half so you get lots of "reps" for fast advancement. This is "where fluency is made."
- Materials Your weekly fee includes all course materials (value: $10/week).
- Free Wifi Use our free high-speed internet to connect with folks back home during your break.
- Refreshments Free snacks and beverages during the 20 minute coffee break between class sessions.
*Price notes:
(1) Price does not include (optional) housing, which varies by country. Ecela housing is only available while you are enrolled in our Spanish course.
(2) There is a one-time administrative fee of $75 for first-time Ecela students.
(3) Holidays are factored into the pricing and classes are not rescheduled.
(4) $225 is the prepaid price - you could also pay $350 (space permitting) to "pay-as-you-go."
(5) All of your classes are protected by our Cinco Estrella Garantia.
(6) We have several high demand seasons and urge you to reserve well ahead of time.
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Mailing Address
Ecela Oficina Central
Antonio Varas 514
Providencia
Santiago, Reg Met
CP 7500627
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