Academia CILE - Centro Internacional de Lengua Española. Spanish Courses in Malaga since 1988

I spent last month at the Academia CILE with my wife. We had a really great time
and fun. I recently started studying Spanish language and now I can communicate with people in Spanish. The accommodation which we had was very clean and very close to the school. I hope to go again next year and spend lovely time at school.

I spent an amazing time with my husband studying Spanish at CILE. Everything was very well organized and the staff was really helpful. The classes were dynamic and we did a huge progres in Spanish. I can highly recommend the school.
Accommodation was very nice in the city centre, close to school and near to Malaguetta beach. We would like to join again next year.

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.

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.

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.

I studied at Academia CILE in Malaga for 3 months in total between January and May 2018. I started at level A1 and was at level B1 when I left after 3 months of study. I will say that my 3 months of study made me able to use Spanish whenever I am in Spain now. However, learning Spanish is not a sprint, but more like a marathon. I returned for 1 week this year to see if I had maintained what I had learned and maybe if I had improved anything. I was not disappointed this time either, I had a great week and went out with some of the teachers for some beers, a great way of learning Spanish.

The reason for selecting CILE to learn Spanish was primarily the price and location. The school is located next to the cathedral and close to the beach, Malagueta. I chose the Super Intensive course II which gives you 20 group lessons and 10 private lessons per week (a lesson is 45 minutes). I can absolutely recommend you to take this course because having private lessons is really effective for you learning. It's up to you how you want to use your private lessons, so I changed my private lessons as I progressed in my learning and my needs changed.

The teachers, other staff and the owner of the school are all really nice. I went out with other students and several of the teachers many times during my stay at the school. I will recommend you to try to socialize with the local people and maybe use less time on homework if you have to prioritize. I used some of my private lessons to do homework, because then I could explain to my teacher how I was resonating and get feedback on what was correct or not.

I had different teachers during my stay at CILE, which I think is a good thing. Each teacher is different than the others, but all the teachers at CILE are great teachers and nice persons.

I can absolutely recommend CILE as your school for learning spanish. Just remember to have a positive attitude, make sure you have fun while learning spanish and don't be afraid of practicing it in the local community of Malaga.

I will keep going back to Malaga and CILE in the future too!

Peter

I have been having weekly lessons at this school for 2 years and can highly recommend the small intimate atmosphere of the school and the quality of the teaching. All lessons are conducted in Spanish, which is the best way to teach a language!

After these two weeks studying spanish as a newbeginner in Cile I will definitely come back! The school is excellent!

Experienced and very nice teachers, small groups and lessons only in Spanish. Very pleasant, family atmosphere at school. CILE is in the centre of Malaga, right next to the cathedral, so you can enjoy the city life during the break and afer the course. The Malagueta beach is very close to the school, about 10-15 min walking. Good place to learn Spanish in Malaga!

I learn fluenet Spanish there and it was just great! My first trip and my first courses I stayed there for 2 months and felt in love came back 6 months after and took Another course, than I stay there for Another 4 years I love that City so much! Highly recomend this place to learn spanish.