Looking for a good school with small classes of 3 or 4 people and a homestay.
I have two weeks in November and want to go to a quality Spanish immersion program. I did a program in Argentina two years ago and learned a lot. My classes were one-on-one much of the time and never bigger than three students to a teacher. They were also really affordable. I lived with a family. I'm conversant now, but want to bump it up a notch. I'm not interested in touristy beach towns like Cancun. There's too much English there, but I want to be immersed in Mexican Spanish. Any suggestions. Where can I go? Has anyone been to a school in Mexico they would reccommend?
Thanks.
Reply to this Hiii Amanda, how are you?
I am from Campeche, a state located in the Yucatan peninsula. Campeche has a place called CEM which stands for Centro de Español y Maya, which means, Center for Spanish and Mayan. The CEM is designed for students whose first language is not Spanish, and it is part of the local university, UAC (Universidad Autonoma de Campeche - Autonomous University of Campeche).
It offers Spanish and Mayan classes to people whose first language is not Spanish or Mayan.
However, not all the year we get students from other countries. If I'm not mistaken we get them about once a year and they come from Canada, specifically from Nova Scotia.
If you would like more information you could contact:
Centro de Español y Maya
Lic. José Román Aranda Alpuche
Coordinador
E-mail:
By the way, he's my dad. 😊
The advantage of a city like Campeche, is that you do get exposed to the culture and specially to the language. Campeche is still a growing city, and therefore we are not as industrialized as it is Merida or Cancun (the two biggest cities in the Yucatan Peninsula).
Also, finding cheap housing in Campeche is relatively easy. We could help you with that as well. The CEM as well as the coordinator are used to help students to relocate or to find a place to stay in Campeche.
I know for sure, that taking classes at the CEM is not expensive. In fact, is very affordable.
If you find that Campeche is not the right place for you, then you can always try to get something cheap in Merida, which is located in the state of Yucatan. I'm sure that they might have something for you in Merida. Just beware of those very expensive programs as well as expensive housing.
Should you have any more doubts or questions, you could always e-mail Mr. Aranda or me for that matter. Reply to this Hello Helia 😊
Please would you exchange email addresses and phone numbers via the private messaging system. This is to prevent spammers from gathering and using them.
Mel
Reply to this Hi Mell, sorry if this is a little late but I studied spanish in playa del carmen last year for two months. I think it is an excellent place to learn spanish as you have the beaches of the yucatan, it is not nearly as touristy as other places (Cancun), and there is a lot culture and history there. The school I used is called Via Spanish (http://www.viaspanish.com)
Suerte!
Reply to this Hello Travis 😊
It is actually Amanda who needs the information, but thanks for providing it.
Mel
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