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ILC Institute of Language Competence

Do you want to learn and teach language(s) and communication skills? At the ILC Institute of Language Competence, we provide you with expert support in doing just that.

A practical and intercultural degree programme: In our BA in Language and Integration – German as a Foreign/Second Language, we train you to become a specialist in the provision of language support to adults wishing to learn German as a foreign/second language. During this degree programme, you learn how to assist non-native-speaking adults in developing their German skills and are provided with the tools to take on roles in the areas of language teaching, language coaching and language education management.

Centre for Languages and Communication: We are responsible for teaching language and communication skills as part of numerous degree programmes offered by other ZHAW Schools. We also offer language courses in German and eight other languages for ZHAW students and staff.

Interactive, applied, vocational continuing education: At our continuing education centre, you acquire the tools you need to achieve your professional goals in the areas of language, communication and didactics. Our offer includes various CAS programmes, continuing education courses and language courses.

Research and development: At the ILC, we deal with language in social, professional, teaching and learning contexts. Our research describes and analyses language and communication skills as well as job-specific, subject-specific and intercultural communication and discourses. We develop new methodological approaches for dealing with (digital) linguistic data with the aim of providing solutions and answers for fields of action and work in which language plays an important role.

German courses and Goethe-Institut Examination Centre: In our level and certificate courses, which cover levels A2 right through to C2+, we prepare you thoroughly for the Goethe exam, which we regularly hold as a partner of the Goethe-Institut. You can acquire and practice specific language skills in numerous special courses as well courses that are geared towards your profession and degree programme.

Innovative and target-oriented services and workshops relevant to everyday life: We have many years of experience as a provider of innovative services with a focus on language, communication and cultural mediation. Our workshops and writing consulting services are aimed at the specific needs arising from your everyday professional and student life.

The ILC in brief