- 29 Nov 2018
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Language courses for the linguistic paradise of Switzerland
Language courses for the multilingual Alpine region
Switzerland is a multilingual country. There are only a few states in the world that recognise multiple languages as official languages. In Switzerland, four languages apply, German, French, Italian and Romansh as official languages.
Even a Swiss person whose native language is Romansh has the right to receive an answer from state authorities in Romansh. Yet people who speak Romansh make up only 0.5 percent of the entire Swiss population.
It is therefore common in Switzerland for people to know other languages alongside their mother tongue. Many can even speak two other national languages in addition to their mother tongue. This makes the population in Switzerland much more mobile than Germans or Austrians.
For many Swiss people, Germany and Austria are a second home where they can make themselves understood by everyone. Others have the opportunity to communicate without any problems in Italy or France.
It gets quite interesting for people who immigrate to Switzerland and neither German still French or Italian can. For example, anyone who immigrates to Austria or Germany must learn German for successful integration. In Switzerland, however, it depends on which canton you move to.
A different way to learn languages
As a consequence of this fact, there are language courses in Switzerland such as French classes or Italian courses, which are not aimed solely at the German-speaking population of Switzerland. On the other hand, there are German Courses, which appeal not only to foreigners, but also to natives whose mother tongue is French or Italian and do not have a command of the German language.
In particular, language courses such as German corporate language training or French corporate language courses are widespread. For example, if you have a company in Basel and have domestic and foreign employees without knowledge of German, you have through German corporate language training the chance for his staff to communicate more effectively. But also English corporate training are not uncommon.
Corporate courses in Basel
Such Corporate courses in Basel or in other major cities are a unique opportunity for highly qualified employees. Anyone as a Swiss person who cannot communicate in the German language with a highly qualified foreigner can solve the problem once and for all through better English skills.
SLA Basel for personalised private tuition in Basel
Also language courses like German private tuition, Private English tuition or even Italian language course in Basel is notoriously in demand. As SLA Basel we offer both Swiss citizens and people who have moved to Switzerland the desired course in Basel. Our partners include Tutor Academy, Kulturlegi, Eduqua, temptraining and SVEB FSEA.