Maximilian Berlitz first innovated the Berlitz Method® teaching style in 1878, and the effective, conversational approach has remained at the heart of the company's language instruction ever since.

Presenting practical vocabulary and grammar in the context of real-life situations, the Berlitz Method® focuses all speaking and learning on the target language. Instructors use a communicative approach based on listening and speaking, supplementing study with relevant reading and writing exercises, so students take on a new language the same way they did their first — with natural ease.