Language courses

TLC courses are aimed at goal-oriented adults who value quality.  The teaching is communicative and student-centred, striving always to be individual, practical and efficient. You learn in small groups of max. 4, 6, or 8 participants ensuring that you get maximum opportunity to speak and progress. The combination of active learning in small groups of students - all carefully tested-in at the same level - plus well-qualified, mother-tongue trainers guarantees success.

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  • Why TLC?
  • Course length/holidays

TLC Baden offers a wide range of language courses in 10 languages. These include daily intensive courses in Business English and French, semi-intensive German, extensive classes from beginners to proficiency level, diploma and focus courses.  One-to-one training and blended learning round off the range of options.

In TLC Birr (near Brugg) you can chose from a good range of English courses, some French and German classes and others languages by request.

Whichever option you choose, TLC guarantees success.

The customer is No.1

  • TLC offers professional language courses and flexible solutions which are individual, practical and efficient.

Learning in small groups (max. 4, 6 or 8 students)

  • You get more opportunity to speak and get personal feedback.
  • The course is customized to your needs and wishes.
  • You learn in a relaxed, friendly class atmosphere: the ideal learning environment.

Well-qualified, motivating teachers

  • All our teachers are qualified foreign language professionals teaching their mother-tongue. Business language classes are taught by teachers with supplementary qualifications.

Professional and customer-centred from A - Z

  • Placement tests: Thanks to an on-line entrance test and a personal consultation, you are placed in the right group.
  • Efficient Courses: A needs analysis followed by an customzed course plan ensures each group gets a well-structured, focussed course. And when you're away you can catch up.
  • Regular progress checks ensure you are learning. On successful completion of a level, you receive a personalised certificate based on the Common European Framework.

Satisfaction guaranteed through strict quality control

  • Internal Quality Assurance includes regular teacher observation, evaluation of customer feedback and continuous further training of our teachers. External quality guarantees through regular inspection and certification by:
    • EAQUALS ( International Evaluation & Accreditation of Quality in Language Services)
    • eduQUA (Swiss Quality Certificate for Further Education Institutions)
    • Instituto Cervantes  (Spanish quality label)

Convenient locations

  • 2 minutes from the station in Baden, Olten, Birr  or in your company

Course duration and holidays 2011 /2012

School courses are divided in 2 semesters of 25 and 19 weeks respectively. The Intensive Courses start monthly except in July.

  • 2nd Semester: 8 August - 23 December, with one week holiday in October
  • Christmas holiday: 26 December - 6 January
  • Public holidays: 2, 13 and 23 June.

Lessons will take place as usual the evening before a public holiday.

  • 1st Semester 2012: 9 January - 6 July 2012, with 1 week holiday in April
  • 2nd Semester 2012: 6 August - 21 December, with 1 week holiday in October
  • Summer holiday: 9 July - 4 August
  • Public holidays: 6 and 9 April, 1 May, 17 and 28 May, 7 June 2012