|
Proyecto
Lingüístico Quetzalteco de Español
(PLQE) is famous for being one of the best
Spanish language schools in Latin America,
and it has been ranked as No. 1 among Guatemalan
language schools. Travellers to many countries
in Central or South America take Spanish
courses at the PLQE before they travel on.
The "total immersion" language
program with homestay (optional), one-on-one
teaching and volunteer opportunities provides
for a very intensive experience.
Please
contact a past
student to get her or his views on the
school and what it offers. |
"I
have studied at the PLQE over a period of
three years. When I started, I had very
little Spanish - I had studied for a while
in Ireland and again in Mexico before coming
to the PLQE. I returned to Mexico after
my first five weeks of studies in Quetzaltenango,
and everyone commented on how much my Spanish
had improved. In reality, the PLQE is much
more than a language school. It is a group
of socially aware teachers who teach the
reality of Guatemala and support a number
of projects including orphans, street children
and they have also set up a cultural center
here in Xela that help many children. I
am currently studying an indigenous language
as I am now working for a project that I
was introduced to by the PLQE and is supported
by them also. I live with an indigenous
family who are wonderful and have helped
me a great deal even if it is only by making
me feel very welcome and putting me at ease.
And when you feel relaxed and happy you
learn more! I have met many people who have
traveled to other parts of Central and South
America and they all seem to agree that
you would be hard pushed to find a better
school, or one that equalled it, in the
Americas. In my experience of the school,
I believe it."
--David Deegan, Ireland |
"All
the teachers that I had during my 8 weeks
were capable, well prepared and very good
people. The atmosphere in the school is
very good and for this reason I very much
enjoyed my time there. I very much like
the fact that the school is not just a language
institution but rather a dedicated project
with a social and political goal. It's a
very good project, because one doesn't just
learn Spanish in accordance with a very
well developed system of teaching, but also
one learns a great deal about the socio-political
situation in Guatemala, particularly during
the conferences, and one can learn even
more from the library and the video collection."
--Morten Leth-Jergensen, MS Cooperante,
Denmark |
North
America
Michele Scanlan
Redwood City, CA
Tel: 415 366 0599
|
Kevin Winkler
Baltimore, MD
Tel: 410 528 5136
|
Martin
Ejlertzen
Odense, Denmark
Tel: ++ 45 661 23688
ejlertz@hotmail.com
|
Rasmus Levy
Denmark
Tel: ++ 45 381 95030
|
|
|
|
Next
door to PLQ we have the Luis Cardoza y Aragon
Popular Center.
This center provides classes in art, music,
computer programs and English to children
of Quetzaltenango...
|
|
|
|
|
