Berlitz language schools
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| founding | Providence , RI , USA (1878) |
| Seat | Frankfurt am Main , Germany |
| Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Branch | Language schools |
| Website | berlitz.de |
The Berlitz language schools (current name: Berlitz Corporation ) go back to a language school founded by Maximilian Delphinius Berlitz in 1878 in Providence , Rhode Island , USA. They have developed into an international group with currently 550 schools in over 70 countries. The teaching method used by all Berlitz language schools is what is known as immersion . From the very first lesson, teaching is exclusively in the target language.
history
Berlitz Deutschland GmbH tells the story of how its teaching method came about as follows:
Berlitz emigrated from Germany to the USA in 1872 to teach Greek, Latin and six other European languages. After teaching as a private tutor for a number of years, he became professor of French and German language teaching at Warner Polytechnic College .
Berlitz was the owner, dean, rector and the only faculty member at the same time. He needed an assistant who could teach French, so he hired a French man named Nicholas Joly. However, when Joly arrived in Providence, it turned out that he didn't speak English. Weakened from overwork, Berlitz called in sick and asked Joly to take over the lessons to the best of his ability. Berlitz asked his assistant to point to the objects, repeat the French word for them and demonstrate verbs.
Owners and Stakeholders
Berlitz Sprachschulen became a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishers in 1966 and a public company in 1988 when Maxwell Communication Corporation took over Macmillan. When the shares were floated a year later, Fukutake Publishing Co. Ltd. took over. (trading as Benesse Corporation since 1995 ) the majority and 2001 the company completely. A collective agreement for employees in Germany was concluded in 1990 with the Education and Science Union . Berlitz is the only language school in Germany that has signed a company collective agreement with the Education and Science Union .
Web links
- Berlitz Germany GmbH
- Berlitz Austria GmbH
- Berlitz Switzerland - The Berlitz Schools of Languages AG
- Company history (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berlitz on the website of the Education and Science Union , accessed on July 29, 2017