Stine Dalsgaard Jørgensen

Jul 6, 2019

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Tobias Maas

Sep 25, 2019

The teachers were really amazing! Special thanks to Tamara and Carolina :).
They gave really good tips about Malaga and the culture, and were fun to be in the lesson with, improved the classes a lot.
The lesson material itself could focus more on practical examples in my opinion. For example how to order food in a restaurant instead of talking about food in general. (and depending on your course, pay attention your lesson could start at 8:30!)
For the rest it was perfect.

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Tea Lina

Mar 16, 2022

Worst experience - first staying with host families arranged by Cile was a nightmare: 1st family was chain smoking in the flat, Matthias (Cile’s director) said he didn’t know but I found out weeks later while talking to a new student that she had been placed in the same smoking “host family”. Meantime the school relocated me to a “family” which was just one woman that could only be described as mean and unwelcoming. To top this already bad experience with Cile, Matthias was supposed to refund me an overpayment (don’t pay everything ahead of time is the lesson I learnt here) but he found a way not to, pretty much on the argument that I was “already getting a good deal and was lucky because rents in Malaga were so high” (or so he said) so he would not refund the proper amount (he refunded me 23€ instead of 185€ based on his dodgy calculations which I proved wrong but nonetheless he refused to refund the proper amount… Dishonest.)The classes were near empty (winter) so that was good (though not so great socially), grammar class were good but instead of the conversation classes I’d recommend you go to language exchange events (you can find them in meet up or fb, they’re free and prob just as useful). Finally, the school is very disorganised, everything (teachers, groups, times) kept changing at the last minute and students were the last to know… Quite an experience, but not a good one for me.

Alex

Jan 16, 2021

One star is too much to rate this establishment. Extremely poor service, once they take your money, you don’t hear from them again. If there is an issue (especially during coronavirus time) and you can’t attend the classes, they don’t answer the emails nor phone calls with regards to refund that has been already confirmed in writing by Matthias prior. Not recommended, please be aware before applying with this school!!! Will only update this review once this unpleasant situation is solved.

M Chow

Feb 25, 2020

Overall, it was an enjoyable experience at CILE and I learned a lot during my 3 weeks there. The teachers were very good at explaining grammar in Spanish. The front desk was very helpful in answering questions and co-coordinating activities. I recommend this school to anyone who wants to learn Spanish.

YC-emy H.

Apr 10, 2014

The teachers are very professional and fantastic here. The staff are very helpful all the time. The prices of courses are very reasonable. GREAT LOCATION as well. everyone I know here are very happy about the school and there are also many students come back to school each year. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Leslie Lou Hemsley

Feb 25, 2020

CILE is a straightforward Spanish language school; no glossy marketing, just proper teaching and learning. The admin staff are friendly and professional. The structure of educational programme is clear and organised. In my 6 weeks of intensive learning, I especially loved the split blocks of time dedicated for learning grammar and conversation for immediate practice. Books are included in the tuition and I was particularly impressed by the A1-A2 reference /workbook that had been authored by some of the teachers. The teachers I had were thorough, precise and they relied on their mastery of the target language. I learned a lot from their examples (versus consulting Mr Google 😀). They were patient and they helped me analyse my errors-- which is super important! Special thanks to Carolina and Ana, I feel lucky to have been tutored by these two amazing passionate ladies. Wishing CILE more power! Un abrazo, Lielou