The Best Language Centres in Ecuador

There are many educational centres in the country that teach English, but to be the best, they must meet a set of requirements. 

That is why we ran a survey of 50 respondents to ask them about their educational experiences and to recommend the best English institution in the country.

Based on their opinion, we've compiled a list of the top 13 educational institutions in the country.

Visit the survey results

#1: Education First (EF) 

  • EF is a global school with over 50 years of expertise teaching students from all around the world. Their lessons are tailored to ensure that pupils study in a practical and effective manner. Pupils can access all content on their computers, tablets, or smartphones. Through language study, cultural exchange, academic programs, and educational travel with native speakers, EF opens the world through education. (EF, n. d.).
#2: Cambridge School of Languages

  • Teachers support students in their process of assimilation and understanding. This school has internationally recognized texts and materials. Its policy is to evaluate the teacher and the student during each period of study to provide effective solutions. (Cambridge, n. d.). 

#3: Oxford English Academy


  • The mission of this Academy is forever changing the students' lives and transforming them into citizens ready for a globalized world. Their main purpose is to produce results that allow each student to expand their horizons and attain their objectives. (Oxford Ecuador, n.d.)
#4: International House


  • International House is a very well-established English school which started teaching in 2008. This is an authorized language centre for Cambridge Assessment English and British Council IELTS. They teach a variety of English courses to adults, teens and young people. In particular they specialize in courses such as: CELT-P & CELT-S and CELTA. (IHWorld, 2021).

#5: CENDIA Language Institute

  • They have interactive and modern classrooms, there are various courses available to everyone and offers good prices. Their mission is to have activities where there is no room for boredom, and where students see that they are learning fastly. They teach with real situations so that the pupils feels the real experience of learning. (Cendia English Institute, 2022).

#6: Charlotte English School

  • This language centre offers communicative exams that assess the four language skills: listening, reading comprehension, written and oral expression. This centre help its students practice and study in a more effective way in which they will have 10 times more knowledge than a normal teaching. (Charlotte English School, n.d.)
#7: Illinois English School


  • It is located in Ibarra, it has an English course for children, youth and adults. Their methodology is very interactive because they have conversational tours with foreigners. They prepare for the TOEFL exam, and offers the Cambridge International certifications and trips abroad. (Illinois English School, 2018).
#8: Wall Street English



  • It is an educational center with a very good methodology and with guaranteed results, it also fits students daily routine. The classes are enjoyable and personalized. There is a very good teaching and fast learning, they are built to be the best, by their highly-qualified teachers and personal coaches. (Wall Street English, n. d.).


#9: ESPE Instituto de Idiomas




  • "La Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas - ESPE", is considered one of the most emblematic in the country for its constant innovation and contribution to the productive development of Ecuador, which offers third- level technical, human and administrative careers in different campuses. It is an excellent place to learn a new language with Ecuadorian teachers. (ESPE Institute de Idiomas, 2021).


#10: Global English

  • This language centre offers an optimized pedagogical system to save time and give students three active breaks in all our classes. Students will have several advantages for their high performance within the Global program. It also offers general and specific tutoring, proactive evaluations, monitor program, progress check system, global techniques and national and foreign trained teachers. (Global English, n.d.).


#11: The ONE Institute


  • It is located in Quito and offers personalized English programs for both kids and adults; the learning methodology for children is based on arts and games. The teachers of the English classes are very professional, recursive and they make interactive classes. (Academia Cotopaxi American International School, 2021).

#12: Bénédict International Language Schools
It offers a practical approach focused on the students' real needs (studies, work, travel and personal relationships). They offer two International Certifications that guarantee the pupils' command of the English language.
  • Certificate issued in Switzerland by Bénédict International.
  • Certificate issued in England by the University of Cambridge.
(Benedict International Language Schools, 2021).

#13: Centro de Educación Continua de la Escuela Politécnica del Litoral (CEC EPN)


  • They work with internationally renowned books such as the Interchange English for International Communication series; the books include creative activities, related to the active teaching of grammar, reading, pronunciation, writing and comprehension. In addition, the instructors are trained to carry out reinforcement activities not included in the texts: videos, audio, group work, creation and recognition workshops, dramatization and others. (CEC EPN, n.d.).

But which of all these institutes is the best?

Education First has qualified native teachers and is recognized by the University of Cambridge to give the CEFR exams.

This is the perfect language centre because it has a Global Reach in many countries and complies with a series of requirements proposed by the government of the country.

On the other hand, their level of academic sufficiency and effectiveness has been proven by many universities and students all around the world. www.ef.com


The EF Network

The EF Research Network works with top universities to fundamentally improve the way students learn. 

- EF and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics have established joint research unit to investigate accelerated language learning. 

- EF and Peking University’s School of Foreign Languages cooperate to advance the studies of English education. 

- EF and the University of Tokyo have established a joint program for brain research on second language acquisition.


According to our survey 24% of respondants agreed that this was the best Language Centre; here are some reviews:

  • "I thought it was a very complete course, in addition to the fact that the classes were interactive and in small groups."
  • "The methodology is fun for learners and the school offers good prices."
  • "There I got my A2 certificate, it is a very good center to give tests because they have good technology."
  • "All the English I know comes from there. On the PCs you can watch lots of entertaining things while you learning so that's cool."

(Education First, (n.d.). 


WEBGRAPHY

Eslbase. (n. d.). List of English language schools in Ecuador. Retrieved from January 18th, 2022 from https://www.eslbase.com/schools/ecuador 


IHWorld. (November 9th, 2021). IH Guayaquil. IH World. https://www.ihteachenglish.com/school/ih-guayaquil 

Illinois English School. (2018). Illinois Institute of English - it’s never been easier. Retrieved from http://www.inglescool.com/   


Charlotte English School. (n.d.) Charlotte English School Oficial. https://www.charlotteenglishschool.com


Oxford. Oxford Ecuador. (n.d.) ¡Nuestro Inglés te distingue! https://www.oxford.com.ec 

ESPE Institute of Languages. (January 25th, 2021). ESPE Institute of Languages.

https://www.espe.edu.ec/oferta-academica-espe-presencial/ 


Wall street English. (n. d.). Wall street English. Recuperado 19 de enero de 2022, de https://www.wallstreetenglish.com

EF. (s. f.). Education First. Recuperado 19 de enero de 2022, de https://www.ef.com.ec/

Cambridge. (n. d.). Homepage - Cambridge School of Languages. Retrieved on January 19, 2022 from https://cambridgesol.edu.ec/ 

Cendia English Institute. (2022). Cendia. Retrieved on January 19, 2022 from http://www.cendia.edu.ec/ 

Academia Cotopaxi American International School. (2021). The One Institute | Academia Cotopaxi. https://cotopaxi.k12.ec/es/one-institute 

Benedict International Language Schools. (2021).Why study with us?.

https://www.benedictschools.edu.ec/conocenos/

Global English. (s. f.). Global English. Recuperado 20 de enero de 2022, de https://www.inglesglobal.ec/

CEC EPN. (n.d.) Idioma Inglés.
https://www.cec-epn.edu.ec/cursos/curso/idioma-ingles-coordinacion-de-linguistica-e-intercambios-culturales



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