Berlitz Schools of Languages

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Learn any languages with Berlitz Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, and Maastricht. More than 30 languages are available.

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Language students around the world are delighted with the Berlitz Method®. Whether for business or for pleasure, animated, active learning with Berlitz is one of the most successfulmethods of effectively and enjoyably learning a language.

All our courses are based on thef ollowing key elements of the Berlitz Method®:

. Course participants' needs come first

· Talk and think in your target language from the very beginning

· Very high percentage of speaking time

· Targeted teaching

· Intuitive grammar

· Appropriate learning

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Our services

Individual Training

Your language goals under control: flexible, intensive, successful

Do you want to learn a new language quickly or brush up your existing language skills, despite your busy schedule? Is having a program geared to your needs and time restraints important for you?
Who is it for?

Individual training is the ideal course type for individuals with demanding lifestyles, who, in spite of packed schedules, need to reach their language goals in the fastest time possible.

Programme for the languages below: English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian

Private lessons
(1lesson lasts 45 minutes, including a 5 minute break)
Telephone Coaching sessions (1 session lasts 30 minutes)
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Access to CyberTeachers
Online language learning programme
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Programme for other languages (Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Mandarin Chinese, Slovakian, Finnish, Danish, Arabic, Latvian, Estonian, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Turkish, etc.)

Private lessons
(1 lesson lasts 45 minutes including a 5 minute break)
The benefits:

Learn at your level
You'll be speaking 50% of the time
Mutual setting of language goals, priorities, and contents
Unlimited attention of the language teacher
Self-determination of the pace of learning
Thinking and speaking in the language of your choice without the need for translation
You'll find exactly what you're looking for with Berlitz Individual Instruction:

Total Immersion®
Sprint
Individual Training Classic
Individual Training Compact
Individual Training Premium
Individual Training Smart
Topic based Individual Training
Berlitz Virtual Classroom

Our story

Our approach

The Berlitz Method® - immersed from the very beginning

Language students around the world are delighted with the Berlitz Method®. Whether for business or for pleasure, animated, active learning with Berlitz is one of the most successful methods of effectively and enjoyably learning a language.

All our courses are based on the following key elements of the Berlitz Method®:

Course participants' needs come first

We carry out a clear analysis of your needs: what your goals are, what situations you want to master and what skills you need to build on. This means that teaching is tailored to your personal language goals.

Talk and think in your target language from the very beginning

By continually using the new language and interacting with native speaker instructors and other students on the course, you will immediately be submerged in your new language. You will learn faster and your learning progress will be significantly greater than in bilingual teaching sessions.

Very high percentage of speaking time

Dialogue is at the heart of Berlitz language teaching. Only this active, lively form of learning guarantees that you will be able to communicate in your new language quickly and without any inhibitions.

Targeted teaching

To achieve a balance between fluency and accuracy of expression, we give you the opportunity to practise the language freely. As you do so, we give you pointers and tips on how to improve and you gain the essential confidence needed while using structures and expressing yourself.

Intuitive grammar

Grammar is corrected in a way that achieves a balance between accuracy and fluency. Dull grammar exercises are a thing of the past; instead you learn how to use grammar correctly by actively speaking - "intuitively", so to speak.

Appropriate learning

Using practical orientation aids, we work with you during lessons to find out how you prefer to learn and how you learn most effectively. Your personal learning strategy thus becomes part of the course.

The choice of course materials also follows this principle and is based on your needs.

No one is overwhelmed or under-challenged on our courses; instead, every student is always involved in the lessons according to their own personal learning level. This guarantees fast progress and thus a high level of motivation. The ten Berlitz levels provide the optimal prerequisites for perfect entry onto the course. They enable your language potential to be accurately assessed.

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Locations and directions

Amsterdam
Weerdestein 205 A
1083 GN Amsterdam
Telephone +31 20 622 13 75

The Hague
2514 AE The Hague
Koninginnegracht 60
+31 (0)70 8911 159

Rotterdam
3012KN Rotterdam
Westblaak 194
+31 10 8106 00

Maastricht
6212 AD Maastricht
Sint Pieterskade 26D
+31 43 711 38 40

Testimonials

Just because we are delighted to receive them.

Michel Nieto is Chief Executive Office of Baume & Mercier, Switzeland, and travels to more than 60 countries a year/Total Immersion®
"If Berlitz had proposed a program requiring me to attend classes two or three days a week I never could have done it. The Total Immersion® program allows me to block my calendar several months in advance so I can take two or three days or a week to concentrate only on improving my English with no distractions. I attend Berltiz to focus conversational practice at my level of fluency, discussing topics of interest to me. I am happy with my accent but I want to become perfectly fluent in English.

Marco Tümmler, Sales Director (Baden-Württemberg) Siemens Household Appliances/Individual Training
"Very individual language training, perfectly tailored to my personal requirements.
High degree of flexibility, including agreeing on short-term appointments.
Creative and very skilled instructors with a positive attitude.
Learning material that is very practical and above all modern, up to date, including complex, intricate business subject matter"

Björn Kleinhans, Human Resources Development Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH/Corporate Group Training
"We had various reasons for our decision to work with Berltiz. Professional language training was offered to us by a supplier that works according to international standards and is represented worldwide. The well-thought-out uniform Berltiz level and evaluation system as well as the tailor-made training contents, for example for our company the technical areas of human resources, completely convinced us. Our many years of cooperation with Berlitz is based on mutual trust and excellent customer service"

Tracy Woodruff, Training Manager Europe, Lilly Critical Care Europe/Berlitz Virtual Classroom
"The Berlitz Virtual Classroom (BVC) was a decisive criteria in our decision in favor of Berlitz as our language services provider. As a fixed component of the Berltiz portfolio we saw our requirement fulfilled right from the beginning with the BVC, so much so that working together with other suppliers of language training was not even an option for us.
Without exception, our employees who completed the units of tuition in the BVC reacted very positively to the medium, the interactive possibilities and the comfort of online learning."

Daniel Warnholtz, Procter & Gamble Belgium
"Due to work demands I always have a very full appointment book, therefore I absolutely wanted to complete my foreign language tuition from the office. The Berlitz Virtual Classroom is ideally suited to this - including the fact that if I need I can simply postpone the lesson until the evening.
The system runs with great stability and I received skilled assistance in the installation and user guidance from Berlitz right from the start. The communication with the instructor is very good as well because most of the time you are really in an active dialogue.
For me the most important thing is to increase my vocabulary and to learn to make myself understood in a new language in the shortest possible time. The Berlitz Virtual Classroom is a brilliant program for these purposes!"

Jürgen Becker, Vice President Billing & Collection
"Business Flexibility means for us that we want to support our customers in their business developments, whether national or international. For this it is important that we be able to communicate with the customers in international circles. This requirement of the market is addressed not only to the customer care representatives, but to the whole company. Therefore we offer our employees the possibility of further developing their language skills. Our partner Berlitz helps us with this.
One hundred twenty-three employees in 21 groups at the Göppingen site, with the external offices in Bonn and Darmstadt, take part in Berlitz language training in English. According to their level they are learning professionally-related content in small groups with the expert guidance of the Berlitz language instructors, and they can immediately use their knowledge in practice."

5 questions for a satisfied customer: Guido Ruiz, DuPont de Nemours, European HR Advisor

1. Mr. Ruiz, what area of assignments do you work in and exactly what are you responsible for?
"I am the European HR Advisor at DuPont de Nemours and responsible for employee continuing education in the non-technical area"

2. Did your company have another supplier for language training before changing to Berlitz?
"Yes, we have worked with other language schools. However, these schools did not have a uniform learning system and could not instruct our employees throughout Germany."

3. Why did you decide in favor of Berlitz?
"The broad range of languages and forms of tuition as well as the uniform learning concept were the crucial factors for us. In addition the most qualified Berlitz instructors in all of Germany teach precisely the content that we set in advance as a company. That is simply excellent and guarantees us a high return on investment."

4. What programs of tuition do you receive from Berlitz and what is their extent?
"We mainly train groups within the company; however, we also have workshops, individual training, intensive courses and open courses. Throughout Germany in one year around 800 employees took part in a total of more than 10,000 units of instruction."

5. What do you especially like about the Berlitz training courses?
"The well-through-out, tailor-made learning materials as well as the combination of in-class courses and online offers, which is very effective for us. And the fact that as a company, because of the uniform tests and reports about learning progress, we can make quick comparisons of the abilities of our employees."

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Address:Weerdestein 205a
Postal code:1083 GN
City:AMSTERDAM
Country:NL