Looking for cheap Spanish school.
I am looking for a cheap Spanish school that has one on one instruction for about 4 hours a day and homestay. I've been looking and most of the ones I found had small group classes. I'm not picky about region of Costa Rica. Any ideas would be great. Thanks!
Reply to this Hi there,
We just spent a month studying Spanish in Guatemala and really enjoyed our time there. We studied at Cooperativa Spanish School in San Pedro on Lake Atitlan. Our lessons were one on one, 4 hours per day (20 hours per week) and the price was $95 per week. To stay with a family it was $155 for the week. We thought we'd mention this to give you an idea of prices. Keep in mind, Spanish school in Guatemala is known to be some of the cheapest in Central America.
Our friend studied in Costa Rica, in Samara, at Intercultura Spanish School. The prices for 20 hours per week + the homestay was $455.
We did a lot of research into Spanish schools after our initial month in Guatemala, that's why we still have the prices written down. 😊
If you are flexible on what country you study in this website is pretty helpful.
http://www.guatemala365.com
Another option might be to take a look at a Lonely Planet or other guide to see what Spanish Schools are listed there.
Suerte!
Jessie and Nate
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In response to: Msg #157063 Thank you! I studied in Guatemala 2 summers ago and had a great experience. It was much cheaper. However, I'm going to be with friends in Costa Rica for a few months so I was hoping to find classes there. It's just so much more expensive. Thanks for the tips. I'll check out Lonely Planet. 😊
Reply to this Hello, I'm from Argentina, I'm spanish teacher and if you like to study spanish in Latinoamerica I think there are great offers and good spanish teachers in every latinamaerican countries, there some small different in pronuntiation and some slang belong to every shispanic country but anywhere you study spanish you can speak with any spanish speaker. Colombia has a very nice accent , they speak very clear and may be culd be a very good place to study.
For see other place where study spanish please visit my website: http://www.on-spanish.com/
Buena suerte y hasta la vista amigo
Reply to this I was looking for a good spanish teacher and it is really good to know about here.I will definitely connect with you through your site.
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Reply to this I never studied in Costa Rica, but when I studied Spanish in Buenos Aires, the teachers suggested I live in either a dormitory or apartments where Argentine students lived. They explained that home stay can be a great experience, but that for someone wanting to experience the social life of the region and to discover the city's hidden fun; you need to stay with people who like to go out.
Home stay is great if you are only going to focus on your studies or you enjoy having a surrogate family. I enjoyed the Argentine students I met. The cost was slightly higher staying in the dorms, but I think the overall experience was better, at least for me.
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