Do you ask yourself if El Salvador is a good destination to learn Spanish?
Here are some reasons why El Salvador is a perfect location to study and improve your Spanish!
1. El Salvador has a lot to offer besides your Spanish classes
If you decide to go to another country to learn Spanish, it’s always interesting to know if there’s more to do than just learning Spanish.
El Salvador is a small country. However, there are a lot of things to do: hike up a volcano, surf the best waves of Central America, discover the beautiful landscape, and small colonial towns like Suchitoto.
2. El Salvador’s spoken Spanish is easy to understand
Compared to a lot of other Spanish speaking countries, El Salvador’s verbal Spanish is easy to understand. It’s mostly easy to pronounce, has almost no accent, and is spoken slowly – compared to the Spanish spoken in Spain, for example.
In El Salvador, you will simply have to deal with the different expressions for some words and the “caliche” – the local slang. But that’s the same in every Spanish speaking country in the world.
3. What about a qualified Spanish School in El Salvador?
Spanish Schools are not that widespread as in Antigua Guatemala, for example. There isn’t a big “Spanish school industry” here. But some new projects in El Salvador are doing an excellent job concerning high-quality Spanish lessons for foreigners. Spanish School El Zonte, for example, has very well qualified bilingual teachers (Spanish & English) and a professional curriculum that adapts to the student’s needs.
The teachers have a university degree and got a further education with the “Instituto Cervantes”. The content of the classes Spanish School El Zonte located in El Zonte, a small surf-town close to El Tunco. The prices are fair, and the project supports the professional development of the local people in the area. Also, the school’s curriculum and the self-designed learning manuals are designed according to the CFER (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
4. Are there more advantages of learning Spanish in El Salvador?
Yes! Most people in El Salvador don’t speak English, which means you will have a lot of possibilities to practice your Spanish besides your classes. Also, El Salvador offers a large variety of accommodations and tours for every budget.
There’s no need to spend a lot of money on food and drinks of you don’t want to: a beer starts at US$1 and three “Pupusas” (the famous local dish) are about US$2.
Concerning learning Spanish, private lessons start around US$10-15 per hour. And, not to forget, El Salvador is safe for tourists and just a gorgeous country with a lot of places that are waiting to be discovered.
