Instructores

Our Instructors

The school has a permanent teaching staff of 25 native Spanish-speaking instructors. During the high season our staff increases to 35 teachers in order to ensure small groups and personalized attention.

Our teaching staff is accredited with the Costa Rican Department of Education. All our instructors hold university degrees in Spanish, Education, Linguistics or Philology, from either the University of Costa Rica or the Universidad Nacional (the two most prestigious universities in the country).

To meet some our Spanish teachers, click here.

“My teacher was patient and extremely sensitive to my needs and those of other students. She paid attention to my strenghts and weaknesses and developed her lesson plans responsively. I was amazed at how she could integrate remedial instruction with material that is part of a first level advanced Spanish class. I say this from my experience as a university professor for 36 years. And she taught creatively, intermixing short lectures, conversation, excersises, music listening, and games in a way that enhanced the classroom experience and kept us all involved and alert…

In short, I would recommend CRLA to anyone considering the study of Spanish in Costa Rica.
I will be back for another course”.


Dr. Grady D. Bruce
CA, USA

Lo que los estudiantes piensan de nuestros profesores

“Las clases con Sylvia no solo fueron educativas sino también divertidas y prácticas. Pude usar lo que aprendí en la clases”.
Anne Marie Pattan de IL, Estados Unidos

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“Me gustó la actitud amistosa de todos los profesores”.
Bruce Roberts, Canadá

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“Gaby es una excelente profesora con verdadero interés”.
Christine O’Malley, Canadá

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“A Gonzalo le encanta enseñar y se nota en las clases”.
Richard Lovwerse, Holanda

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“Laura fue una excelente profesora. Hubo un balance perfecto entre gramática y conversación. Ella es un profesora fantástica”.
Kassia O’Connor, Reino Unido

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“Vivian hizo mis clases excelentes. El vocabulario de negocios me será muy útil en mi nuevo trabajo”.
Alexander Beuk, Suiza

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“Floria nos hizo sentir muy cómodos y siempre nos motivó a practicar nuestro español”.
Caroline Kuynders, Holanda

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“Me impresionó enormemente el gran conocimiento de Carlos”.
Dr. Linell King de MD, Estados Unidos

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“Nidia es una excelente profesora. La escuela es muy afortunada de tenerla”.
Minako Toshiba, Japón

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“Osvaldo es uno de los mejores profesores de idiomas que he tenido- he tenido muchos. Soy profesora de inglés y en mi opinión su trabajo y preparación merecen 5 estrellas”.
Nathaniel Iezzi de Italia

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“Carolina siempre muestra interés en todos sus estudiantes”.
Benjamin Brooks, NH, Estados Unidos

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“Las clases de Leticia estuvieron bien preparadas y fueron interesantes”.
Karin, Suiza

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“Patricia siempre toma el tiempo para asegurarse de que cada estudiante se sienta satisfecho con su clase y aprenda todo lo posible”.
Ryoko de Japón

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“Carlos D. es un profesor creativo e inspirador. No puedo imaginar alguien mejor”.
Jonathan Van Nuys de California, Estados Unidos

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“Vivian siempre trató de satisfacer las demandas de los estudiantes y trajo bastantes textos de literatura, poemas y películas. De esos documentos resultaron discusiones muy interesantes y un verdadero intercambio de ideas.”
Claudia Kaiser, Alemania

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Me FASCINA MI CLASE!! Sylvia nunca se molestó aún cuando me equivoqué con lo mismo miles de veces. Ahora que lo sé me siento mucho mejor. Aprendí en 8 días más de lo que aprendí en un año entero en mis clases de español en mi escuela. Cualquiera que no esté seguro de su español, le recomiendo la clase de Sylvia porque ella siempre te hace sentir bien de ti mismo y es una profesora genial.
Pamela Durapau, TX, Estados Unidos

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Cythia es muy entusiasta. Pudimos hablar sobre cualquier tema y tiene un excelente programa.
Caroline Winten, Holanda

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“. . . I was also impressed by the teachers, whom were very nice about making adjustments. I could not have been happier with my class. There were just three of us . . . Many thanks to Eleonora as well! I learned an incredible amount from her in such a short time. Before the trip my communication skills were low to none. I was barely able to tell a waiter what I wanted to drink. I remember the first night I spent twenty minutes practicing how to ask if I could take a shower. I was amazed by my progress. Within the first two weeks I was able to carry on a conversation and join in with my family at dinner. It really sparked a greater interest in Spanish, and when I got back to the States I actually missed having to use it to communicate. Now I found myself studying daily on my own.

We had so much fun in class too. We shared many laughs and great times while playing games, going on outings, and having random yet hilarious conversations. I learned a lot about the Costa Rican culture… I know I made a lot of mistakes and sounded really stupid at times, but I never felt embarrassed. She was always very encouraging. Eleonora really added to my great experience!!” 
Anne Campbell, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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