OUR LANGUAGE COURSES

We offer:

• Intensive Group lessons;

maximum 6 persons

• Intensive Semi-private lessons;

maximum 3 persons

• Intensive Private lessons

For adults, both in the academic and the professional spheres.

What does the learning process at our school look like?

Our Language courses immerse students in the language environment. We offer a variety of tasks aimed at developing skills:

• - Audio

• - Letters

• - Conducting dialogue.

Our Language courses are designed to offer you a wide range of interesting topics for discussion, and you will find something that fits your professional field.

After completing the training at our school, your company’s employees will be able to significantly improve their language skills, which will increase the efficiency of your business and allow you to reach the international market and establish contact with colleagues from abroad.



Courses at your company and/or at Language Links.

These courses support corporate development efforts to help business operate more effectively in a globalized market. 

Key features:

• Customizable content
• Flexible formats
• Cross-cultural communication
• Progress tracking

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Our special courses will allow you to express yourself more easily, using suitable vocabulary. This will give you more confidence and make you more effective and feel more at ease in new situations.

Advanced individual courses to enhance oral proficiency and presentation skills:

This course is designed for employees who use special terminology at work, make presentations, participate in meetings, and negotiate. This course is designed specifically for the customer. We use the glossaries from your company or our glossaries compiled over many years of work with companies in related industries for a vocabulary course.

These corporate English courses provide a targeted solution for training company staff. The courses can be conducted in both long-term and short-term formats.

We offer:

• A personalized linguistic conversational practice designed for personal and professional growth.

Professional growth:

• Refers to the development of an individual within their field, including acquiring new skills and work experience to help achieve career success;

• Provides a wide range of opportunities for achieving goals, realizing potential, and transforming one’s life.

Personal growth:

• Involves intentional self-improvement, including acquiring general knowledge, professional hard skills, and soft skills. 

• This growth allows individuals to see more choices and scenarios for future development;

• Through personal growth, a person expands the number of situations in which they can express themselves.

Structure of the course:

• Individual sessions with a consultant teacher are focused on developing conversational skills based on selected topics, identifying the candidate’s area for improvement, and applying specific techniques to enhance these areas effectively;

• The topics of the sessions are customized to meet the needs of the student. A free test and oral interview are conducted to assess the candidate’s suitability for the program level;

Aims of the course:

• Increase the vocabulary for specific subject areas.

• Develop the ability to perceive foreign languages by listening to course topics.

• Enhance your ability to converse or write through the course.

After the training, students will be able to effectively use the material learned in similar situations at work.

Languages: French / English

Package of 15 x 2h = CHF 2’500

Preparatory courses for naturalization.

General Benefits:

• Individualized attention;

• Customized program;

• Content agreed with the student;

• Competitive prices.

Before beginning the program (free of charge):

• Advanced testing;

• Oral program validation interview.

Part I

1) Individual French courses

French level objective:

Written French: A2;

Spoken French: B1.

Key features:

Possibility to start with the A0 level in French;

Possibility to start with a more advanced level in order to reach the A2 level for written French and the B1 level for spoken French;

Course duration depends on the level of the student’s French level;

After reaching the A2 level, lessons will be focused on the student’s preparation for the FIDE exam with samples for the Swiss naturalization language tests;

Duration of preparatory FIDE courses (minimal amount):

French written part = 3 hours

French spoken part = 3 hours

Additional hours can be added, upon request.

Part II

2) Naturalization Interview Preparation courses

Objective: to master the main lines of Swiss politics, geography, history and law in accordance with General requirements for naturalization in the canton of Vaud.

Key features:

Introduction to the General requirements for Naturalization in the canton of Vaud (“Les critères et exigences pour la naturalization dans le canton de Vaud”);

Materials chosen by the teacher, in agreement with the student;

At the end of each training, a critical analysis of the student’s responses is presented by the teacher;

Naturalization interview training with teacher assistance;

At the end of each training, a critical analysis of the student’s responses is presented by the teacher;

Duration of interview preparatory courses (minimal amount): 6 hours.

Additional hours can be added, upon request.

Prices

Two possible options are available for the student:

1) Choice of French (A2 level preparation + FIDE exam preparation) OR naturalization interview preparation individual classes:

Individual French lessons preparing for the A2 level + Individual classes focusing on French lessons preparing for the FIDE exam (min. 6 hours)

OR

Individual classes naturalization interview preparation (min. 6 hours):

1 hour = CHF 75

Important:

French individual classes = French classes preparing for the A2 level + French lessons preparing for the FIDE exam.

The number of hours depends on the student’s initial French level.

2) Choice of Special Package:

Individual French lessons preparing for the A2 level + Individual French lessons preparing for the FIDE exam (min. 6 hours)

+

Individual lessons preparing for the naturalization interview (min. 6 hours):

1 hour = CHF 65

The number of hours depends on the student’s initial French level.

Additional hours are available upon request.

•Translation, proofreading and editing of documents, professional articles, and theses.

• Content development for public presentations on political, technical, and economic topics.

• Business and personal correspondence.

• Website translation.

• Technical translation.

• Interpretation services.

The estimate is made on the basis of an assessment of the translation services task.

Benefits:

• Highly skilled professionals

• Top-tier service

• Quality assurance

• Tailored to clients' specific needs

• Timely delivery

• Accurate and culturally sensitive translations

• Competitive pricing

Practical Information

• The schedule and the frequency of the courses are to be agreed, depending on the initial level of the participant (s).

• Our Educational language programs offer levels of training from A1 to C2.

• The duration and the cost of the training are determined based on quotation (please refer to our “School fees” section).

• Our school offers courses preparing for the following diplomas: French: DELF PRO B2, English: Cambridge Business English, Preliminary, Vantage, Higher, TOEFL.

• As a Prerequisite, the student will need to have a basic knowledge of the language in question, i.e. at least A1 level. We offer free language tests prior to our Educational language courses.

• We offer Educational language courses at our school in Lausanne and / or at your company.

• All our Educational language courses can be taken face-to-face and online.

Find out more about language learning levels from A1 to C1 and qualifications.

Aims of our Educational Language courses

• At the end of the course, you will be able to express yourself more easily, using suitable vocabulary, for instance, during a telephone call with a native speaker or taking notes at a work meeting.
• This will give you more confidence and make you more effective and feel more at ease in new situations.

Call us for information: +41 (0) 21 311 54 40 or +41 (0) 78 257 02 07