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Welcome to ELE con Café!

¡Hola! Are you looking for being a more confident, competent and fluent Spanish speaker? I can help you! My name is Paola Martínez, I am from Guayaquil second biggest city of Ecuador, I lived there for almost 30 years. Then, I moved to Puerto López, a beautiful town in the Ecuadorian Coast. I am the founder and director of a non-profit organization called Clara Luna.

The Method

My pedagogical model is based on the communicative approach, which tries to prepare the student for real-life communications with others Spanish-speakers...

Pricing

I would like to support you in your learning experience as much I can, I am offering 4 Spanish Lessons Packages. Take a look!...

Services

I offer Spanish language classes online and a FREE Language Exchange night on Wednesdays to practice what you have learned!..

Book a Free Trial Lesson

We will get to know each other, answer any questions you may have, express your needs and what your goals are. Grab a cup of coffee, let's meet and get your questions answered!

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Testimonials

Paola is a patient and skilled instructor. My teenage son and I are each taking (separate!) Spanish lessons with her, and we both feel more confident, knowledgeable about and comfortable with speaking and understanding Spanish. We highly recommend Paola and the ELE con Café!

This place is really nice and cozy. Paola is a smart and kind teacher. I have a precious memory of learning basic Spanish here, although it was only a few days. Gracias!

I studied with Paola and progressed in my Spanish and learned about Ecuador and South America. Paola recognized areas that I needed to improve and tailored our lessons to my level and learning style. I enjoyed Puerto Lopez and the area as well.I hope I can return and study again in the future.

This will be my fourth season in Puerto Lopez and I have known Paola from day 1. I have know the majority of students that have come to her either to brush up on their Spanish or start from day 1. After talking to her students I have come to realize that she is very professional in her teachings. She takes her work seriously and with great pride. She is known for her patience and fun ways for everyone to learn a new language.

I took a week long one-on-one tutoring lesson in Spanish at Clara Luna with Paola. She is an excellent and extremely patient teacher. i highly recommend to those who wish to come to Ecuador, stop in and invest a bit of time and a little money in learning Spanish at Clara Luna. The lessons most definitely improved my grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. My Spanish has improved so much I am now able to get around town by myself, do shopping, touring, traveling, and meeting new friends all in Spanish with very little effort.

My wife and I volunteered here for 10 weeks. It was a wonderful experience. Paola, the owner is an energetic woman who's doing a fabulous job for her community and young people. She is also an excellent Spanish teacher. Deserves all the support you can give her.