It's a great idea to learn Spanish in Ecuador because this
small South American country is so full of life and an enormous
diversity of things to do while you learn the language. It is
very important to have fun while you learn a language so that
you enjoy trying to communicate freely. And in Ecuador you will
certainly have fun.
If you are planning to visit and learn Spanish in Ecuador
but you don't yet know much about the country, you are in for a
treat. Ecuador has an extraordinary diversity of offerings to
the visitor, quite amazing in one of the smaller coutries in
Latin America.
The great thing about Ecuador is that in one days drive you
can go from the Amazon basin across glaciated Andean volcanoes,
down through tropical cloud forest and into the sunset for a
dinner of ceviche on the balmy Pacific coast!
And on top of that the people of Ecuador and warm and
welcoming. Visitors usually find it quite easy to strike up
conversations with the locals and if you are staying for some
time, to make good friends with them. This is the most
important things when you go to learn Spanish in Ecuador - that
you spend most of your time talking to the locals in
Spanish.
Do not fall into the tourist trap of mostly talking English
with other travellers. If you seriously want to learn Spanish
in Ecuador to a decent level of fluency, which is quite
achievable even for beginners, then all you have to do is talk
Spanish all the time you are there.
The Fast Way to Study
Another tip to learn Spanish in Ecuador rapidly, is to take
a good home-study course wth you that you can listen to as you
travel, to drive the lessons on Spanish grammar and vocabulary
deep into your memory.
As you will be in the middle of a country surrounded by
Spanish spoken all day long the only benefit you really need
from Spanish classes is a clear understanding of the grammar.
Don't spend too much time sitting in classrooms - the real
classrooms are the streets of Ecuador! You can read a review
about a good Spanish home-study course here: Rocket Spanish Review
It's a good idea also to set yourself some goals before you
set off to learn Spanish in Ecuador. An example would be to
reach a decent level of fluency in Spanish after 2 months.
Another could be to book yourself in for a tough fluency exam
or certificate for when you return from your trip. If you have
a solid thing to aim for that your mind can focus on when you
learn, then without much more effort you will certainly pick up
what you learn twice as fast. And you are more likely to
remember all your lessons.
There is no particular area of Ecuador that is best to go to
to study. But wherever you choose to go you should have a great
time - it's a good plan for anyone to visit and learn Spanish
in Ecuador.