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23-676: Berlitz can refer to: Berlitz Corporation , formerly Berlitz International Maximilian Berlitz , founder of the Berlitz Language Schools Charles Berlitz , grandson of Maximilian Berlitz and author of several Bermuda Triangle related books Platinum Berlitz , one of the Pokédex holders in Pokémon Special Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

46-598: A children's language learning book was published by Maximilian Berlitz. By 1914, there were about 200 Berlitz schools; 63 Berlitz schools in Germany, and 27 in Britain. By the time of the start of World War I in 1914, there were over 200 Berlitz Schools worldwide. Maximilian Berlitz died in 1921. His son-in-law and associate, Victor Harrison-Berlitz, assumed leadership of the business. Harrison died in 1932, and control passed briefly to his son, Victor Harrison-Berlitz Jr. The control of

69-618: A deal valued at US$ 1.78   billion ( ¥ 270   billion). On March 3, 2024, it was announced that EFU Investments Ltd. and a fund managed by BPEA EQT completed the purchase of a 70.1% stake in Benesse. The Benesse House is a 10-room hotel located inside a contemporary art museum, the Benesse Art Site, on the island of Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea. Built in 1992, it was designed in partnership with architect Tadao Ando . It

92-471: A definitive agreement to sell a 67 percent its stake to the Fukutake Publishing Company, with merger to be completed by the end of the year. On January 28, 1993, Berlitz International Inc. announced a court order disengaging the language services company from the bankrupt Maxwell Communication Corporation had cleared the way for Berlitz's pending merger, while shareholders approved the merger at

115-615: A foreign language by using that language itself without translations turned out far more effective than traditional techniques of that time. The first Berlitz language school opened in Providence, Rhode Island , in July 1878. A decade later, Berlitz moved to Boston, Massachusetts , and opened additional schools. Soon after, he opened schools in New York and New Jersey. In 1886, he moved the headquarters and his personal residence to New York City. In 1895,

138-489: A lump sum bonus to the union. In 2010, employees of Berlitz language centers in Germany experienced a major labor conflict, as management planned to lay off nearly 70 contract teachers in order to economize with a staff of freelancers. Benesse Corporation Benesse Corporation ( ベネッセコーポレーション , Benesse Kōporēshon ) is a Japanese company which focuses on correspondence education and publishing. Based in Okayama , it

161-525: A publisher of educational materials. In 1986, Soichiro Fukutake succeeded his father as president on the latter's death. His son Hideaki Fukutake is a company director. In 1994, the company completed the construction of the Fukutake Shoten Tokyo Building (now Benesse Corporation Tokyo Building) in Tama , Tokyo. In April 1995, the company was renamed Benesse Corporation. A major breakthrough in

184-625: A stockholder meeting in New York held on the same day, with merger to be closed on February 8, 1993. In 2001, Berlitz became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Benesse Corporation . In 2002, Berlitz publishing was sold to Langenscheidt . Today, Berlitz Publishing is owned by APA Publications, led by René Frey, the sale of Berlitz Publishing and Insight Guides by Langenscheidt having occurred in early 2014. On November 1, 2010, Berlitz International, Inc. announced its renaming from Berlitz International, Inc. to Berlitz Corporation, effective in

207-421: A subsidiary of Macmillan, Inc. Robert Strumpen-Darrie continued as president until his retirement in 1970, Raphael Alberola became CEO for about 4 or 5 years and then Elio Boccitto led the company through most of the 1980s. In November 1988, Maxwell Communication Corporation took over Macmillan, and just a year later, Berlitz was made public. On August 19, 1992, Berlitz International Inc. announced it has signed

230-400: A variety of derivative methods and theories that found their beginnings in the natural and communicative elements that were pioneered by Berlitz. For the fiscal years 2004 to 2010 (in millions of US dollars): The total number of language lessons given during the year 2011 was 6,506 thousand. The number of language centers was 563 as of December 31, 2011. As of early 2013, 75% of its revenue

253-523: Is the parent company of Berlitz Language Schools , which in turn is the parent company of ELS Language Centers . Benesse is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (listing code 9783). The company name is derived from the Latin words "bene" (well) and "esse" (being). The company was founded in 1955 as Fukutake Publishing Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社福武書店 , Kabushiki-gaisha Fukutake Shoten ) by Tetsuhiko Fukutake,

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276-557: The 2007–2008 Berlitz Japan strike organised by Begunto, which grew into the longest and largest sustained strike among language teachers in Japan. Berlitz filed suit against the union for damages it says it suffered during the strike, but the claim was rejected by the Tokyo District Court on February 27, 2012. Within a week Berlitz appealed the ruling to the high court, with the first court date being on May 28, 2012. The final hearing

299-399: The direct method and focuses on using language as a tool for communication. The direct method, as opposed to the traditional grammar translation method, advocates teaching through the target language only, the rationale being that students will be able to work out grammatical rules from the input language provided, without necessarily being able to explain the rules overtly. Today, there are

322-688: The company was thereafter passed to Jacques Strumpen-Darrie. Jacques' son Robert succeeded his father as president in 1953. In the 1950s, Berlitz opened its first Latin American language center in Mexico, followed by locations in Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. In 1966, Berlitz reached Asia, starting with a language center in Tokyo. Today there are more than 90 Berlitz centers in Asia. In 1966, Berlitz became

345-469: The company's history was the acquisition of a majority stake in Berlitz Language Schools , which had gone public in 1989. In 2001, Benesse completed the take-over by acquiring 100% ownership of Berlitz and making it a private company once again. In 2023, Swedish private equity firm EQT AB together with Benesse's founding family announced their intention to buy the company and take it private in

368-401: The first time to claw back the employee gains of the past 30 years in order to substantially reduce the conditions guaranteed in the collective bargaining agreement, threatening to lay off up to half of the contract teachers if the givebacks were not agreed to. While the situation at Berlitz is different from country to country, in Japan there has been substantial industrial action , including

391-530: The same day. In February 2022, all shares of Berlitz Corporation held by Benesse Holdings were transferred to Berlitz Holdings, a company established through a 100% investment by ILSC Holdings LP (which owns ILSC Education Group, a company engaged in language education businesses such as study abroad). At the same time, the Board of Directors of Benesse Holdings transferred all shares of Berlitz Japan (15.75% of all shares held by Benesse) to Berlitz. Maximilian Berlitz

414-555: The title Berlitz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berlitz&oldid=887109746 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Berlitz Corporation Berlitz started in 1878, when Maximilian Berlitz

437-569: Was born in Germany in 1852, the son of a family of teachers and mathematicians. He emigrated to the United States in 1870, settling in Westerly, Rhode Island. In 1877 Berlitz moved to Providence, Rhode Island where he was an instructor of languages at the Bryant and Stratton National Business College, later to become Warner's Polytechnic Business College after an ownership change. "The Berlitz Method" uses

460-712: Was built by the Benesse Foundation which is funded by the Benesse Corporation. Benesse is the originator of the Kodomo Challenge educational program, which debuted in April 1988 and introduced three young-animal mascot characters: Shimajiro the tiger, Torippi the parrot, and Ramurin the sheep. These characters, along with later 1991 addition Mimirin the rabbit, would appear in a long-running series of Shimajiro anime starting in 1993. This article about

483-812: Was from English language lessons. In Japan, Berlitz teachers are represented by several unions. In the Kansai region they are represented by the General Union , and in the Kanto region they are represented by Begunto, the Berlitz Tokyo General Union, part of Tozen, and the Berlitz Union at NUGW which belongs to the National Trade Union Council . In Germany, teachers and office staff are represented by GEW. In November 2010, management attempted for

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506-493: Was held on December 27, 2012, when an agreement was struck between Berlitz and the union. Berlitz withdrew their high court lawsuit and new rules for collective bargaining were also established. They will again be conducted in English, after the language was changed to Japanese previously. Berlitz also promised to disclose more financial information to the union. The company also agreed to pay a base-up raise to current union members plus

529-454: Was in need of an assistant French instructor; he employed a Frenchman by the name of Nicholas Joly, only soon to discover that Joly barely spoke English. However, due to illness, Berlitz asked Joly to take over his classes, and teach by pointing at objects, repeating the French word for them, and acting out verbs. Upon his return, Berlitz realized that this improvised, immersive approach of teaching

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