English in Buenos Aires: Info and Contact details

For anyone looking to improve their English (specific to BsAs), this information could be of use:

Institutes

ICANA http://www.icana.org.ar/

Downtown Branch

Maipú 672

5382-1500

informescentral@icana.org.ar

Belgrano Branch

3 de Febrero 821

4576-5970

informesbelgrano@icana.org.ar

• Online placement test
• Courses of 12 or 16 hours per month
• Semi-Intensive courses
• Workshops (Conversation, Global Headline News, We are in Business, A Taste of Literature)
• NEW online courses offered
• 2012 price information not yet available

UBA Laboratorio de Idiomas http://www.idiomas.filo.uba.ar/

• 16 levels
• Courses of 3 and 4 hours per week – 17 weeks total
• 9 branches

o Microcentro - 25 de mayo 221/Tel: 4343-5981/1196 - 4334-7512

o Caballito - Facultad de Filosofía y Letras – Puán 480 5° Of. 501/Tel: 4433-5091

o Barrio Norte – Facultad de Farmacio y Bioquímica – Junín 954/Tel: 4964-8239

o Barrio Norte – Viamonte 2014/Tel: 4371-5134/3339

o Ciudad Universitaria - Pabellón 3, 4th floor/Tel: 4789-6235/6

o Paternal – Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias - Chorroarín 280/Tel: 4524 8324

o Balvanera - Anexo Ayacucho - Ayacucho entre Av. Corrientes y Lavalle (info: 4343-5981/1196 - 4334-7512)

o Palermo – Armenia 1353/Tel: 4775-7900

o Belgrano - Instituto Nacional de Antropología - 3 de Febrero 1378/Tel: 4783-6554

• Prices as of 2011 (not valid for 2012):

o 3 hours per week/17 weeks: between $807 and 1,016 pesos total

o 4 hours per week/17 weeks: between $1,075 and 1,600 pesos total

• Summer learning: December Language Lab Registration: December 15–20, 2011
• 2012 registration not yet posted

Liceo Cultural Británico http://www.liceobritanico.com/

• Courses consist of 8 modules – 2 per year – 4 months each
• Courses twice a week: 3 or 4 hours per week or intensive option on Saturday mornings
• Discounted registration now open for 2012
• Free conversation courses for enrolled students
• 14 branches

o Casa Central: Callao 362/Tel: 4374-5668

o Barrio Norte: Av. Pueyrredón 1388/Tel: 4821-9003

o Flores: Granaderos 55/Tel: 4633-7414

o Belgrano: Av. Cabildo 1660/Tel: 4787-5724

o Villa Crespo: Av. Corrientes 5305/Tel: 4855-1171

o Villa Urquiza: Díaz Colodrero 2409/Tel: 4523- 5622

o Martínez: Arenales 1928/Tel: 4793-8808

o Quilmes: Alvear 765/Tel: 4253-0908

o Hurlingham: Av. Roca 1173/Tel: 4665-8005

o San Martín: 18 de Diciembre 2060/Tel: 4713-3590

o Adrogué: Mitre 980 1º piso/Tel: 4293-7387

o Moreno: Av. Victorica 1128 y Acc. Oeste (Nine Shopping)/Tel: 0237-4625488

o Lanús: Sitio de Montevideo 15 (Esq. Hipólito Irigoyen)/Tel: 4241-3254

o El Palomar: Rosetti 6237/Tel: 4758-7367

Lenguas Vivas "Juan Ramón Fernández" http://ieslvf.caba.infd.edu.ar/sitio/

Address: Carlos Pellegrini 1515
Telephone: 4322-3992 / 96 / 98 interno 103, de 9 a 20 hs.

• Exams: November/December and April/May
• Official Certificates given by the Secretaría de Educación del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
• Best to visit in person (I was unable to contact them by phone or email.)

Buenos Aires School of English http://www.baseonline.com.ar/

Address: Correa 4416 (Saavedra)

Telephone: 4541-0803

• Registration is normally in February and classes begin at the end of February/beginning of March.
• They organize trips to London every year
• Courses are annual (March through December) - 2/3 hours per week
• Prices not given over the phone/must set up individual meeting with the school

Certified Online Courses

ICANA (see above)

Free Online courses/material

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/

http://www.mansioningles.com/

In the Community

Spanglish Exchange: https://www.spanglishexchange.com/

Conversation Exchange: http://www.conversationexchange.com/

"So to Speak" Conversation Groups at Club Europeo: http://www.clubeuropeo.com/index.php?PN=noticia_desarrollo&DX=995

Talk Time: http://www.talktime.com.ar/

Exams to Challenge Yourself

ETS Board: (can be taken at ICANA)

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication): measures the ability of non-native English-speaking examinees to use English in everyday workplace activities

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based): evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting – commonly used for university entrance

Cambridge Board: (can be taken at various locations): http://www.cambridgeesol.org/argentina/dondecuando/index.php

BEC (Business English Certificate) in 3 levels: B1 (Preliminary), B2 (Vantage), and C1 (Higher): This valuable suite of three qualifications provides clear proof that you have the English skills to make you an asset to your employer.

FCE (First Certificate in English) B2 level: exam for people who need to prove they can use everyday written and spoken English at an upper-intermediate level for work or study purposes

CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) C1 level: the leading English exam for professional and academic success

CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) C2 level: the most advanced Cambridge exam, for learners who have achieved an extremely high level of skill in the English language