Instituto Chileno Suizo de Idiomas y Cultura

José v. Lastarria 93, piso2. Santiago centro, Santiago, RM 8320165, Chile
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reviews

Reviews

57% recommend

based on 7 reviews
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"Very nice, excellent welcome by the school"

Kathleen Vermeiren, student from Belgium

Very nice, excellent welcome by the school. I really appreciate the individual class to boost my oral skills

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
12 Feb 2024 - 16 Feb 2024
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Good teacher. Bad institute"

Alexander Gellan, student from Afghanistan

Daniella was a wonderful teacher, professional and patient.
The school facilities were terrible. Undergoing reconstruction. I was the only student in the school so no social life whatsoever. Thank you Daniela, but no thanks to school

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
22 May 2023 - 26 May 2023
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I've had a real good time learning spanish"

Patty, student from Netherlands

Nice teacher, nice school. Nice location..............

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
19 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Acceptable, but surely has much room for improvement"

Aafan Lin, student from USA

The people who work there were good, respectful, and helpful. The location was the best. The teachers were amazing.

There were some minor issues though:

For the first weeks, it seemed that I was the only one taking the class in the school. I enjoyed the class but I didn't like the vibe. During the two weeks of class, I was arranged to be taught by two different teachers, which was okay to me, but their different accents did bug me a lot.
I also found that my classroom was actually a part of the students' dormitory. The students who decided to live there would really have no privacy.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
4 Jan 2016 - 15 Jan 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Spanish instruction a great location, but with average to below-average instruction itself"

Trevor, student from USA

I joined the individual intensive study program, referred to as Huemul, in hopes of receiving advanced Spanish instruction. My overall experience was mixed.

The institute is located in a great location, downtown in Barrio Lastarria. The building itself is on the old side and was only semi-functional for my first week since the institute (with the exception of my poor teacher) was on a break. The workbook and all listening samples were from Spain, quite a difference from Chilean Spanish. The class consisted primarily of accomplishing the workbook, accompanied by discussions on Chile.

Negative: I communicated that I wanted to focus on two areas: (1) international relations and (2) living in Chile. Upon arrival, the instructor had not been informed of this request. Although my teacher made a great individual effort teaching me about Chile, I felt the institute failed to customize my training and the course had little structure overall. I did not feel like I was held accountable for any homework assignments, did not receive frequent feedback on performance, and at times, felt stuck on the listening side of two-way conversations. Although I definitely learned, I feel like it could have been much better.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
14 Sep 2015 - 25 Sep 2015
Would you recommend this school?
No
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"The teacher and the school were nice, but the place was too noisy.."

Nikolay Gabdulin, student from Russia

I would like to leave negative feedback about my housing. I chose my personal room to be in the same building as where my classes were. The room was too small, the bed was very old and bad.. I couldn’t leave all my stuff there. It was too small, and the Internet was not just bad – it was terrible. Sometimes it would not work at all for days.

The location, however, was great. I liked my classes and the teachers were perfect. I improved my skills in 3 months from principiate 1 to basico 2, even if I didn’t study during my free time and just did 3 hours a day. I enjoyed it, but I didn’t like the classrooms. Some of them were really bad, and most of them had no protection from street noise. It was annoying, having to do exercises while listening to live music from restaurants, or dogs barking.

With regard to the activities, they had a Spanish club which met once in two weeks, but the schedule was always bad, and they informed me about it on the same days I had classes, so I never went. Not that many Spanish learners were there. Most of the time (three months), I was alone in my classes. I was okay with it, but still.

They also don't have any facilities outside school, like tours in the Montañas together or whatever. I didn't like it. They could have easily had it in Santiago.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
11 weeks
Date of study
26 Jan 2015 - 17 Apr 2015
Would you recommend this school?
No
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"I recommend"

Sergio Luis Patzlaff, student from Brazil

All the workers were very kind. The teacher was really engaged with the objectives. It was an interesting experience.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
2 Mar 2015 - 6 Mar 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
housing

Housing

Instituto Chileno Suizo de Idiomas y Cultura offers the following housing types:
student-residence

Student residence (on-campus) - Single-person room - No meals

A$ 246
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Address: José V. Lastarria 93, Santiago, RM 8320165, Chile
Location: In the city center of Santiago
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, and heating
Distance to school: 1 minutes by walk
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
A$ 246
You can stay at our students’ flat during your Spanish programme. We have single, double, and twin bed rooms as well as an independent flat available for two people. If you stay with us you would live on Lastarria Street in a historical and touristic neighbourhood in Santiago’s downtown, where you will be close to everything in a very safe place and in the same building where the school is located.

All the rooms have WIFI connection, a closet, and a desk, so you can study in the best conditions. The flat has a fully equipped kitchen, two shared bathrooms and a media room which includes a DVD, a TV set, and a stereo.

Bedding is changed once a week.

Student residence (on-campus) - 2-person shared room - No meals

A$ 491
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Address: José V. Lastarria 93, Santiago, RM 8320165, Chile
Location: In the city center of Santiago
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: 2-person shared room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, and heating
Distance to school: 1 minutes by walk
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
A$ 491
You can stay at our students’ flat during your Spanish programme. We have single, double, and twin bed rooms as well as an independent flat available for two people. If you stay with us you would live on Lastarria Street in a historical and touristic neighbourhood in Santiago’s downtown, where you will be close to everything in a very safe place and in the same building where the school is located.

All the rooms have WIFI connection, a closet, and a desk, so you can study in the best conditions. The flat has a fully equipped kitchen, two shared bathrooms and a media room which includes a DVD, a TV set, and a stereo.

Bedding is changed once a week.
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. The school is also not authorized to issue documents to support your visa application. If you need a visa, you have to apply for a visitor or tourist visa on your own.

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Santiago based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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José v. Lastarria 93, piso2. Santiago centro
Santiago
RM 8320165
Chile

School location

We have chosen an excellent location in the Lastarria neighborhood, well-known for its cultural and historical background, which mixes tourism, culture, and education. We believe that this location has been the key to our success along with our methodology of immersion where our students can learn in small groups in a creative, stimulating, and productive environment.

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