Teachers have to pay for their own transportation to Ecuador. The salaries are sufficient to pay local, daily expenses. Judy, we have lots of single female teachers who are doing well and who seem not to feel threatened. Cuenca is actually quite a safe city. The English program is made up of 4 levels - Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced and Oral and Written Expression.
Students range in age from seven years old to adult.
A student must complete four terms, or one year of study, for each level. A term consists of 50 class hours. Students must complete three of the four 400-level courses to graduate from the program. If a student takes all of the courses, from beginning to end, the program requires four years. We encourage communicative methodology, but recognize that the best approach to language teaching is an eclectic approach.