Students Reviews
Lisa
Germany |
Period:
2016-08-08 | 2016-08-19
Program: Quito
-Zayra & Angelica were nice teachers and I learned so much. -I was very pleased that Zayra offered to join me in looking for my cell phone at the local commercial center in her free time -books have a clear layout -the school offers alternatives to problems such as offering private -lessons instead of group lessons if there is nobody who has the same language level
Alexandre
Canada |
Period:
2016-07-04 | 2016-08-12
Program: Quito
Une expérience géniale! Comments: J'ai adoré mon séjour à l'Instituto Superior de Español de Quito! J'y ai étudié durant six semaines avec quatre heures de cours individuels par jour. Ainsi, j'ai eu la chance d'améliorer significativement ma connaissance de la langue espagnole. De plus, une grande partie des cours était axée sur la discussion sur une multitude de sujets afin d'en apprendre plus sur la culture écuatorienne et, surtout, d'être à l'aise pour m'exprimer en espagnol dans un contexte professionnel. J'ai eu d'excellents professeurs et j'ai eu la chance de vivre dans une famille afin d'être complètement immergé. Je n'hésiterais pas une seconde à recommander cette école à un ami.
Zack
United-States |
Period:
2016-07-04 | 2016-07-22
Program: Quito
A great summer in Quito I had an excellent time at this school. I learned a significant amount in three short weeks and I cannot wait to return to the US and continue practicing what I've learned with my Spanish speaking students. Though learning grammar can often be boring, Saira made practicing it fun. In fact, all three teachers that I had have such an unfailingly positive attitude they helped set the class at ease to practice speaking aloud. All three teachers were skilled at explaining new vocabulary while remaining in the target language. It was tough at first, but in the end it's clear that I learned much more than I would otherwise. My accommodations were also excellent, and I had a wonderful time socializing with the other students and practicing Spanish with my host family. I also enjoyed many of the activities that the school organized, from weekend tours, to museum outings, to group lunches.
Markus
Switzerland |
Period:
2016-06-06 | 2016-06-26
Program: Quito
perfect First Stop for travelling south America Hola Ich habe mich entschlossen, mir ein Basislevel an Spanisch für meine Südamerika-Expedition anzueignen und bin nach einiger Recherche auf das Instuto gestossen. Die 3 Wochen hier haben mir sehr gefallen, nicht nur dass die Lehrpersonen sehr kompetent sind und auf die Einzelpersonen sehr gut eingehen. Auch war es ein Vergnügen die Mitstudenten kennen zu lernen. Die Zusatzaktivitäten kann ich zudem wärmstens weiterempfehlen... Muchas gracias.
Stefan
Switzerland |
Period:
2016-06-06 | 2016-06-17
Program: Quito
The school was interesting and I learned a lot in just a short time. I enjoyed to wake up in the morning to go to school and learn something useful. The lessions with Tanja were very structured and well built up. I liked the way how she explains the language and its rules. The notes on the white board are very useful to take your own notes. Her spanish was very clear and I understood almost everything. She knows how to adapt her language, so that beginners can understand her easily! Great teacher!!! The Tours with Washington were also very cool, interesting and litteraly fascinating! He is actually a great guide and you can feel that he likes his job. Furthermore it is important to say that he is a good driver and I felt very save all the time.
Peter
Switzerland |
Period:
2016-06-06 | 2016-06-17
Program: Quito
Great Experience and Opportunity I greatly appreciated how friendly the staff were to all the students and how familial they were to each other. This made my Spanish education much more valuable to me since I was able to join such a sweet community and, therefore, able to join via communication with other communities. I enjoyed how the school is integrated into the everyday life of Quito by its location. The breaks and lunches provided wonderful opportunities to get to know other students.
Sandra
Switzerland |
Period:
2016-06-06 | 2016-06-17
Program: Quito
Very good school The school is very good situated (especially for us because we stayed close to the Plaza Sun Blas) Everyone who works there is very nice and helpful and speaks a very clear Spanish so it's easy to understand them. Tania was our teacher for two weeks and she was brilliant. She explains everything in Spanish and I was very surprised that I understood so much (I already took some lessions before in Mexico..) Also she speaks English (and knew a lot of words in German!), so she could explain in English if there was no chance to understand the other way... But all the rules or everything else she teached was extremliy clear and easy to understand. And she has a good mix between speaking and writing.
Stefan
Switzerland |
Period:
2016-06-06 | 2016-06-17
Program: Quito
The school was interesting and I learned a lot in just a short time. I enjoyed to wake up in the morning to go to school and learn something useful. The lessions with Tanja were very structured and well built up. I liked the way how she explains the language and its rules. The notes on the white board are very useful to take your own notes. Her spanish was very clear and I understood almost everything. She knows how to adapt her language, so that beginners can understand her easily! Great teacher!!! The Tours with Washington were also very cool, interesting and litteraly fascinating! He is actually a great guide and you can feel that he likes his job. Furthermore it is important to say that he is a good driver and I felt very save all the time.
Linus
Germany |
Period:
2016-05-30 | 2016-06-30
Program: Quito
Learning Spanish at this school in Quito as a beginner was a really good experience. i learned really fast and a lot. The combination of Trips around the city, cultural and culinaric events makes learning Spanish a whole new experience. You walk straight out of school and can use what you just learned. In the time of School, you get to know a lot people that form a community and share the daily experiences. The school is extremely organized and gives you enough comfort to learn efficiently as well lets you have enough space and freedom to travel and make your own discoveries. I had a really great = time learning Spanish at the ISE Quito.
Philipp
Germany |
Period:
2016-05-30 | 2016-06-17
Program: Quito
Great School Ich war für drei Wochen in Quito und habe sowohl Gruppen- als auch Einzelunterricht genommen. Die Schule ist sehr sympathisch und schafft es sofort, dass sich jeder Student wohl fühlt und über die angebotenen Aktivitäten die Möglichkeit bekommt andere Schüler und auch Quito kennenzulernen. Von Salsa bis zum gemeinsamen Essen ist alles geboten und die Touren mit Washigton sind spitze. Mit dem Unterricht war ich auch mehr als zufrieden. Als kompletter Sprachanfänger hab ich es in drei Wochen geschafft ein für meine Reise mehr als ausreichendes Sprachlevel zu erreichen. Insgesamt ist das ISE mehr als mpfehlenswert und auch die angebotenen Unterkünfte sind super. Ich komme wieder. :-)
Josepha
Germany |
Period:
2016-05-16 | 2016-05-20
Program: Quito
One Week Spanish Course I came to Ecuador for volunteering in an ecological project. Before it starts i went to Instituto Superior de Espanol to learn and improve my spanish. Before i came to Ecuador i learned spanish at the online platform Babbel, so knew already some grammar and some vocabulary, Thats why i took only one week of spanish courses, It improved my grammar, y vocabular und above all to speak spanish and get used to talk in spanish. I would only recommend one week of spanish if you leaned a lot already at your home country. I had individual classes, which was very good, because it was intense and i talked a lot. the teacher took up with my tempo of learning the language and also with the level on which i was.
Christiane
Germany |
Period:
2016-05-16 | 2016-05-27
Program: Travelling Walking through the Andes
I took part in the travelling programme in May 2016, doing the "Walking through the Andes" trip. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience in every respect. I felt really looked after on every stage of the trip (or even before as Eugenio, the director of the school, went out of his way to accommodate a few special requests I had and even picked me up from the airport). I got the feeling that ISE really care about the well-being of the student and you aren't just a number there. Travelling with my teacher Vanessa was just great! Not only is she a great teacher, with the right mixture of rigour and fun, but also a wonderful travelling companion. She took me on a trip first North to Otavalo and then south as far as Cuenca, taking in the main tourist sites along this route. What I liked especially was that I was the only student, so effectively I had my private teacher. I still can't believe myself how much my Spanish improved in the short period of just 12 days. I arrived in Quito with a
Isabel
Germany |
Period:
2016-05-09 | 2016-06-03
Program: Quito & Otavalo
Travelling in Latin America for the first time and speaking only a few words of spanish, it took a few days to get used to a different rhythm of life. But thanks to the teachers and the whole staff at ISE, I was able to adapt fairly quickly. The teachers patience and their motivating lessons made me improve step by step. The staff has always been welcomming and so helpful. Wheather it was about bying rainboots for the jungle or trying to find an appropriate hairdresser! I did spend three weeks in the Institute in Quito and I realy enjoyed my stay in the historical centre of town where the school is located. But I can also recommend a visit to the smal town of Otavalo where I stayed for one week of classes. It is a lovely and very chilled place. There is lots to discover around Otavalo and it was a welcomming change to the lively and noisy capital. The teachers were competent, lovely amd extremely patient with me. I can only recommend a visit to the Instituto Superior de Espanol in Quit
Kerstin
Germany |
Period:
2016-05-03 | 2016-05-13
Program: Quito
I stayed for 2 weeks at the instituto and it was great! I had group lessons in the morning and privat lessons in the afternoon and bouth helped me a lot and I aproved my spanish. I had Angelica and Tito as my teachers and they were very nice After the school you can go to salsa lessons or cook typical food for free. If you have any problems they try to help you.
Lucy
England |
Period: 2016-08-23 | 2016-08-26Program: Quito
I have enjoyed my lessons at the ISE, where I have learnt pratical Spanish for my trip around Ecuador. Although I found 5 hours a day hard work, the support from my teacher was useful, although i would have enjoyed more structure to the course as it was mainly vocab learning. The family I stayed with was friendly and welcoming. I would definately consider doing another course in the future with ISE if in Ecuador.