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EC Vancouver English Language School

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😠 I had been in this school for well over a year. Honestly, avoid it. Staff are very un friendly towards students (always unhappy). They are after your money and nothing else! If you ate sick they don't care. They don't even accept (medical excuses). I was sick for a week and they refused to accept... People often mention school, teachers, experience, students, English, class, staff, good, people, friends,


Address

570 Dunsmuir St #300, Vancouver, BC V6B 1Y1, Canada

Website

www.ecenglish.com

Contact

+1 604-683-1199

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (86 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 8 AM to 4 PM
  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 8 AM to 4 PM
  • Friday: 8 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

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  • 1/5 Gag G. 8 years ago on Google
    I had been in this school for well over a year. Honestly, avoid it. Staff are very un friendly towards students (always unhappy). They are after your money and nothing else! If you ate sick they don't care. They don't even accept (medical excuses). I was sick for a week and they refused to accept my doctors note and left me in a trouble with the government. I wrote this review after having been in another english school in town and i saw the difference.
    14 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Eduardo 5 years ago on Google
    This school is for lazy people who are just there as a pastime. I've been studying there for almost five months and, to be honest, I've been learning more at home and with my friends than at school. Also, some teachers have a strong political opinion, they waste their and our time talking about Trump and political stuff without knowing nothing about. It's not a really bad school at all, you as a student have an amazing online platform to study all day. On the other hand, if you are thinking in paying a lot of money to study there consider the negative points to not get up set when you realize that EC can be a nightmare. Also, I don't recommend "General English" unless if you are in the basic levels. Try to take some lessons as Cambridge or IELTS, I'm sure that is better than the regularly course. But if you can avoid the school completely, there are other schools with better environment without thinking just in your money. I really would like to understand the reasons to be too different between what we see in the class and what we have to answer in the Assessment Test. I can give some detailed examples. In the Assessment Test we have a lot of questions which are completely different from what we are accustomed to seeing in the class. I explain why: in the class we have never seen those kind of questions. I never received an activity with the options TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN whereas in the REAL test the school evaluates you through that methodology. In addiction the reading done in the class displays these kind of answer: e.g.: find in the text the synonym for "bad". "Discuss you with partner about some meanings..." whereas in the REAL test we have a sort of issues that demand a more deeply knowledge that we don't see very often - seldom - in the class. My question is: That situation is purposeful? Why the test is more difficult than our classes? I'm not complaining about the test but about the lazy way that some teachers pursue during the class. I cannot understand how the staff couldn't noticed that big mistake. I lived in a homestay with more 7 students and some of them studied in others schools which gave them a lot of more preparation that EC cannot give us. EC deserves 5 stars only for the marketing. If the staff doesn't know how they can improve the school I will give some tips: 1. Listen your customers; 2. Create EC book. Do not accept a book that doesn't contain workbook (or give mandatory homework); 3. Train the students to the assessment test, give similar activities; 4. Evaluate better the teacher, certificate the classes more properly; 5. Then, fire lazy teachers; 6. Fix the machine, it stucks our money (food machine); 7. Make possible changing students during the week. More effectively process without a lot of burocracy for everything; 8. Try to imitate the best of others schools which have their own books (e.g.: preparation to CAE in the general English), parties for teenagers, best environment and special events. 9. Improve the General English. Demand more from students. We cannot learn English with such bad classes. 10. See the students as customers who paid a lot of money with the expectation that EC would be the best school ever.
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joyce Y. 4 months ago on Google • 16 reviews
    I met new friends here and had a great time! Thank you EC!

  • 3/5 rocky k. 5 years ago on Google
    Some of teachers good n some not... They dont expline The grammer.. They just read it and for homestay in case if u dont like it they will change it after A while they are not cooperative with student in homestay... They just want to take money... I will not go there again
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simon 7 years ago on Google
    Easy said..great school, great people! An amazing experience that everyone should have done at least once. I will always keep it in good memory and recommend it to everyone.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sara C. 4 years ago on Google
    I spent there 4 months, three years ago. My goal was to improve my English for professional reasons. I have really nice memories about this school. Qualified and cheerful teachers, location in the city center close to everything and a fantastic host family. For a language stay it is well worth.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Barbara C. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    I come back to Brasil 2 weeks ago and I had the amazing opportunity to study in Ec School. I had a lot of fun, meet a lot of friends around the world that for sure I` ll remember for my whole life. The Team Ec is very helpful and kind , always there to help with whatever you need. I will never forget this experience!!! <3

  • 5/5 Ba R. 7 years ago on Google
    I've been studying at EC by a month and it's amazing! The location is good, close to Graville Station, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, 7Eleven, A&W and a pub. The staffs are friendly and the place is clean. Most of the students are brazilians, koreans, swiss, japaneses and colombians.The Wi-Fi is a little bit slow but it's fine. If I go to another place that has EC as a school to study, I'll chose it again!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Isabella R. 1 year ago on Google
    I'm a student ambassador, the experience here with Team Vancouver is great, they help you with everything you need, they are always available to you and your difficulties. If you want to have the best study experience, come to EC Vancouver, I recommend it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 jesus r. 1 year ago on Google
    i just finished my course and it was a wonderful experience, i met people from a lot of countries, the teachers are super qualified for teaching, i just really felt at home in this school, i completely recommend this school for everyone who wants to learn english, this is the option.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Yuri Bezerra S. 1 year ago on Google
    Read my complete review at the EC School's Facebook page. Indeed, it was a huge experience.

  • 5/5 Isadora Franz Sonda R. 4 years ago on Google
    Great teachers and staff that really helps you with your questions or problems. The school itself has a really good space and learning environment.

  • 5/5 Brenda R. 1 year ago on Google
    Hiiii, I’m student but was a really good experience, you know a lot of great people from all around the world and you will have a lote of good friends that you will always remember, don’t be nervous about make friends I’m sure that you will have a lote of friend and you will enjoy all the thing that Vancouver have for you!!

  • 5/5 Lanira P. 7 months ago on Google
    It was a amazing experience for personal growing and for my english

  • 5/5 Matteo J. 7 months ago on Google
    Very friendly and helpful! Would come again :)

  • 3/5 just a l. 6 years ago on Google
    some teachers are great, others just lazy. also, good part of their staff can't speak proper english. i mean, why hire people in "english-only speaking" school if their staff commit dumb mistakes and have awful pronunciation?

  • 5/5 前田佑太 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    Thank you for all classes and teachers!! I started class at the upper intermediate level but I could reach the advanced level thanks to kind teachers and other staff. If you want to be more open-minded, I recommend you all be student ambassadors. That would make you a more sociable and successful English speaker.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 camila p. 8 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    My experience was really nice All teachers are so kind and patient I’m really grateful with EC

  • 5/5 Ana V. 7 months ago on Google • 1 review
    I really appreciate the school!!! I made lot’s of friends for life!!! I liked the double banking schedule, it worked perfectly for me. The best person for me in EC Vancouver is Pooja!!! She’s very receptive, smart, proactive and kind!!! I’ll miss her!!

  • 5/5 Rhuan P. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    My experience at EC Vancouver was amazing, learning english with people from all over the word is a unique thing. The school is really well-organized, the staff and the teachers are also wonderful!

  • 5/5 Ana C. 6 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    I love the three months that I passed in Ec, the experiences that I lived and all the friends that I made is something that I will never forget. Besides I also could improve my English since the first class that I had there. All that I gave to say is thank you Ec, my time in Vancouver wouldn’t be as good as it was if I choose other school

  • 5/5 Maricarmen �. 5 months ago on Google • 1 review
    During my time studying in EC I improved greatly my English but the one thing I can assure you is treachery are super friendly, everyone is welcoming and your gonna have a great time meeting students with totally different cultures.

  • 5/5 Catarina R. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    It was an incredible experience, people in the school were so gentle and kind to you, specially the staff!! I will miss this place a lot.

  • 5/5 Larissa L. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    VERYYY GOOD, loved this school! Teachers are really efficient!


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