Berlitz

Berlitz proper noun: a brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language.

Proper noun

Berlitz

A brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language.
- "Clotilde is taking a Berlitz course in American slang. I think her instructors are a little confused about it too.1957, John Steinbeck, The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication, page 103
- "I told him you would learn the Berlitz French so you could dine with him whenever you flew into Paris.1997, Robert Ludlum, The Aquitaine Progression, page 85

It was as if she'd learned it from a Berlitz book.2004, Joseph Finder, Paranoia, page 49:
He spoke some Arabic with a West Texas drawl, like a Berlitz tape on dying batteries.2004, Christopher Whitcomb, Black: A Novel, page 213:
Soon then these guys would have regressed, be blabbering away in the language of their home village, and these Berlitz monkeys at the agency would have no idea what was being said, [....]2006, Robert Ludlum, The Ambler Warning, page 166:

Created in 1897 by Maximilian Berlitz.

What does Berlitz mean?: Berlitz means a brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language.
How do you use Berlitz in a sentence?: It was as if she'd learned it from a Berlitz book.
What part of speech is Berlitz?: Berlitz is a proper noun.

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