THE UNIQUE BERLITZ METHOD®
Language learning in an active and natural way
The Berlitz Method® is one of the most effective ways to learn a new language successfully and enjoyably since 1878. No matter how old or young, whether it’s for private or professional purposes – language students all over the world love it. This intuitive and conversational style of teaching has not only revolutionized language instruction but has become the industry standard for language acquisition, and remains at the core of our company’s teaching approach.
Optimum conditions for your personal language success
In a Berlitz language program, we never expect too much or too little from you. During a personal consultation, we determine your learning goals in advance and evaluate your foreign language skills in accordance with the ten Berlitz levels. Our trainers involve you actively in the course based on your personal foreign language skills. This ensures high motivation and rapid progress.
Speaking and thinking in the new language
When you learn with the Berlitz Method®, you can count on lively dialogues. The lessons take place exclusively in the target language and only with native-speaking trainers. This active use means you immerse yourself in the new language. You make much faster progress than with bilingual teaching and build up the self-confidence to communicate in the foreign language free of inhibitions.
Learning grammar actively along the way
Our language coaches correct your grammar in a way that ensures a balance between accuracy and fluent communication. Rather than wrestling with dry grammar exercises, you practice the usage by actively speaking and learn the correct forms “in passing “.
With the Berlitz Method®, you learn the language just as you learned your native tongue: in a perfectly natural way.
KEY ASPECTS OF THE BERLITZ METHOD®:
- Immersion in the language
Immersing you in your new language and the corresponding culture enables you to quickly acclimate to your new language. - Tailor-made course content
Instructors choose your course content based on your personal goals and background, ensuring language skills that are practical in your daily and professional life. - High percentage of speaking time
The vast majority of your time with your Berlitz trainer is spent speaking your target language, increasing the rate at which you absorb the language and reducing inhibitions. - Targeted learning
Berlitz trainers find a suitable balance between improving your fluency and developing your accuracy of expression. - Intuitive grammar
Instead of focusing on grammar worksheets, Berlitz trainers instill an intuitive sense of your target language’s grammar through speaking. - Appropriate learning
Berlitz trainers use the tools that correspond to the way that you learn best, significantly boosting your ability to improve upon your language skills.
Each of these aspects of the method greatly contributes to an increased level of proficiency in your target language. Whether you sign up for a course at a Berlitz language center, request a trainer who comes to your office or work with an instructor in the privacy of your own home, the Berlitz Method® serves as the backbone of teaching philosophy that will sustain your motivation and see you successfully speaking your target language faster than you thought possible.