Our method
Our method,from placement test to certificate.
A language school is judged on what happens between the first meeting and the certificate. Here is what we do, in order.
A level is measured, not guessed
It all starts with a test that places you on the European scale, from A1 to C2. A badly matched group loses the beginner and bores the advanced learner.
The result does two things: it puts you in the right course, and it writes down the goal you want to reach.
The basics
You introduce yourself, you order, you understand simple sentences.
Independence
You hold a conversation, you follow a meeting, you travel without getting stuck.
Professional ease
You negotiate, you present, you write without hunting for words.
You speak from the first lesson
Grammar answers a need, never comes before it. Every lesson starts from a situation you actually live: a meeting, a call, an interview.
That's the part that scares people. It's learned in a small group, with someone who corrects without belittling.
What makes learning work
Three conditions, and nothing magic
Motivation that lasts
A course gets dropped when it loses its goal. Yours is written down at the first meeting, and your teacher comes back to it.
Memory put to work
We come back to what was covered, at growing intervals. That is what separates a language learned from a language forgotten.
A place that helps
Quiet rooms, small groups, and nobody talking over you. Learning means getting it wrong out loud.
What moves forward is written down
Your teacher records attendance, the points covered, and what still resists. You know where you stand without having to ask.
In companies, HR sees the same overview. It never sees what is said in class.
Certificates
The exams we prepare you for
Goethe, telc, Cambridge, First, DELF and DALF, IELTS, CELI, DELE. The exam is sat at the awarding body, never here.
We prepare you for the exam. No serious school guarantees you'll pass it.
Quality
Teaching audited every year
eduQua is the Swiss label for continuing education providers. The audit covers teacher qualifications, how lessons run, and how feedback is handled.
We also ask learners for their views at regular intervals. What they answer changes the courses that follow.
Who teaches
Teachers who teach a language they use every day. Their qualifications are part of what the audit checks.
Swiss label
An independent body reviews the certification every year. It checks teacher qualifications, how lessons run, and how feedback is handled.
See the labelThe school
Where the school comes from
The first class opens in 1999, in Fribourg. A second school follows in Estavayer-le-Lac. Since then, 5'432 people have taken our courses.to confirmFigure awaiting sign-off: the existing pages contradict each other.
First step
A placement test costs nothing
It takes about thirty minutes and tells you where you stand. You decide afterwards, or you don’t.