IALC - International Association of Language Centres

IALC - International Association of Language Centres
Founded in 1983, the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) is a network of high-quality, independent language schools teaching their native language to international students. Located in famous capital and university cities, beautiful beach resorts and historic towns worldwide, IALC-accredited language schools provide effective language courses and cultural immersion for all ages, needs and interests.
 
Quality is guaranteed through minimum standards, regular inspection, a code of ethics and a philosophy of continuous improvement. IALC schools are for people who want to learn the language where it is spoken. We provide a high level of individual attention and offer language courses with accommodation, cultural activities and expert advice. We are represented by study travel agencies worldwide.
 
IALC is an association, run by members with a professional secretariat in Canterbury, UK. The benefits of membership are accreditation, professional exchange and promotion under the IALC label.

List of schools

Accademia Italiana - Naples

Via Toledo 265, Naples, 12 Show Map

Accademia Italiana Naples opened in 2023 in Via Toledo, the main street of the historic centre of Naples, and is the sister s... Learn more »

Accademia Italiana - Rome

Piazza dell'Enciclopedia Italiana 50 (Palazzo Guglielmi Chiablese), Rome, 12 Show Map

Accademia Italiana Rome opens on 4 January 2027 in Palazzo Guglielmi Chiablese, in Piazza dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, within ... Learn more »

Accademia Italiana - Salerno

via Roma 39, Salerno, 12 Show Map

Accademia Italiana - Salerno is one of the most accredited Italian Language Schools in the South Italy, being recognized by ... Learn more »

Accent Francais

2 rue Jules Ferry, Montpellier, 17 Show Map

Accent Français is much more than a French language school: it's a place where people, cultures and experiences come togethe... Learn more »

ActiLingua Academy

Reisnerstraße 61, Vienna, 123 Show Map

ActiLingua has quickly gained a world-wide reputation as a language school with a range of successful courses, an ideal learn... Learn more »

Alpha.b

2, rue d'Angleterre, Nice, 17 Show Map

… a more than 25 years' experience in teaching and organising French as a foreign language allows us to offer to our client... Learn more »

Babilonia

Via Timoleone 10, Taormina, 12 Show Map

Babilonia is a centre for Italian language and culture in Taormina, Sicily, founded in 1992, at Via Timoleone 10 in the histo... Learn more »

BEET Language Centre

Nortoft Road, Charminster, Bournemouth, 33 Show Map

BEET Language Centre is an independent, family-run English language school founded in 1979 by Clive and Judith Barrow. It is ... Learn more »

BWS Germanlingua Berlin

Winsstr. 57, Berlin, 16 Show Map

BWS Germanlingua, founded in 1984, is a German language school right in the city centre of Berlin, with sister schools in Mun... Learn more »

BWS Germanlingua Cologne

Hohenzollernring 88, Cologne, 16 Show Map

BWS Germanlingua, founded in 1984, is a German language school right in the city centre of Cologne, with sister schools in Mu... Learn more »

BWS Germanlingua Munich

Hackenstr. 7, Munich, 16 Show Map

BWS Germanlingua, founded in 1984, is a German language school right in the city centre of Munich, with sister schools in Mun... Learn more »

CLIC IH CADIZ

Calle de las Acacias 13, Cadiz, 8 Show Map

CLIC INTERNATIONAL HOUSE was founded in 1983 in Seville and is currently one of the best and leading Spanish Language schools... Learn more »

CLIC International House Malaga

Calle Santa Lucía, 7, 1º, Malaga, 8 Show Map

CLIC International House Malaga is the Malaga school of CLIC (Centro de Lenguas e Intercambio Cultural, founded in Seville in... Learn more »

CLIC INTERNATIONAL HOUSE SEVILLA

Albareda, 19, Seville, 8 Show Map

Founded in 1983, CLIC Centro de Lenguas e Intercambio Cultural is a very renowned Spanish Language school in Spain. Our cente... Learn more »

Dilit International House

Via Marghera 22, Rome, 12 Show Map

Dilit (Divulgazione Lingua Italiana), established in 1974, was one of the first language schools in Italy to teach Italian as... Learn more »

Easy School of Languages

21, St Ursula Street, Valletta, 77 Show Map

THE CENTRE FOR ADULTS (18+) is located in Valletta, the cultural and commercial capital of Malta and a UNESCO World Heritage ... Learn more »

EasyFrench by ILA

35 Grand Rue Jean Moulin, Montpellier, 17 Show Map

EasyFrench was created by ILA (Institut Linguistique Adenet, in Montpellier since 1998) to offer the same teaching at lower p... Learn more »

Emerald Cultural Institute

10 Palmerston Park, Dublin, 196 Show Map

Our year-round centre is located in a Victorian mansion in a prime residential district within easy reach of Dublin city cent... Learn more »

English in Margate

The Towers, Margate, 33 Show Map

English in Margate is a British Council accredited English language school for adults on the south-east coast of England. It ... Learn more »

Escuela de Idiomas Nerja

C/ Almirante Ferrándiz 73, Nerja, 8 Show Map

Escuela de Idiomas Nerja has taught Spanish as a foreign language since 1980. It is in the very centre of Nerja, on the Costa... Learn more »

Expanish Barcelona

Passatge de Méndez Vigo, 8, Barcelona, 8 Show Map

Expanish Barcelona is in the heart of the Eixample district, a few steps from Plaça de Catalunya and well connected by publi... Learn more »

Expanish Buenos Aires

Federico Lacroze 2315, Buenos Aires, 27 Show Map

Expanish Spanish School in Buenos Aires offers students a unique language learning experience by combining Spanish courses an... Learn more »

Expanish Costa Rica

250 m oeste del Banco Nacional, Sámara, Guanacaste, Samara Beach, 11 Show Map

Expanish Costa Rica is in Sámara, a small beach town on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste, a five-minute walk from the beach. ... Learn more »

Expanish Madrid

Calle de Castelló, 23, Madrid, 8 Show Map

Expanish Madrid is in the Salamanca district, three blocks from Retiro Park and close to an important metro stop, surrounded ... Learn more »

Expanish Málaga

Calle Granada, 32, first floor, Malaga, 8 Show Map

Expanish Málaga is in the historic city centre, a short walk from the beach and within walking distance of its student accom... Learn more »

French in Normandy - International House Rouen

26 bis rue Valmont de Bomare, Rouen, 17 Show Map

Founded in 1992, French in Normandy - International House Rouen is a French language school in the centre of Rouen, Normandy.... Learn more »

Genki Japanese and Culture School - Fukuoka

1-16-23 Hakataeki Higashi, Fukuoka, 89 Show Map

GenkiJACS in Fukuoka, Japan is an internationally acclaimed communicational Japanese school that offers short-term study abro... Learn more »

Genki Japanese and Culture School Kyoto

569 Sannocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 89 Show Map

GenkiJACS Kyoto opened in 2019, a few minutes' walk from the Gion district and 5 minutes from Kawaramachi Station: ideal for ... Learn more »

Genki Japanese and Culture School Nagoya

Noritake 1-2-2 (1st floor), Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya, 89 Show Map

GenkiJACS Nagoya opened in 2021 in the central Nakamura area, 5 minutes' walk from Nagoya Station, midway between Tokyo and O... Learn more »

Genki Japanese and Culture School Okinawa

Oroku 824-17, Naha, Okinawa, Naha, 89 Show Map

GenkiJACS Okinawa opened in summer 2025 in the Oroku district of Naha, 10 minutes' walk from Oroku monorail station and 20 mi... Learn more »

Genki Japanese and Culture School Tokyo

Hanazono Building 3rd floor, Tokyo, 89 Show Map

GenkiJACS is an internationally acclaimed communicational Japanese school that offers short-term study abroad courses in a re... Learn more »

Global Village English Centres - Calgary

#1200, 700 6 Avenue SW, Calgary, 113 Show Map

The location is in the heart of downtown Calgary (two blocks from light rail transit) in a renovated heritage building with a... Learn more »

GLS German Language School Berlin

Kastanienallee 82, Berlin, 16 Show Map

GLS German Language School Berlin has taught German since 1983 on its own park-like campus in Prenzlauer Berg, in the heart o... Learn more »

Good Hope Studies

11 Mariendahl Ave, Cape Town, 41 Show Map

Study English for academic, leisure or business purposes at Good Hope Studies in Cape Town. We are an internationally accredi... Learn more »

IH Manchester

5th Floor, Arthur House, 13-15 Chorlton Street, Manchester, 33 Show Map

IH Manchester is a British Council-accredited English language school for adults aged 18 and over, teaching English in Manche... Learn more »

Institut Linguistique Adenet

33 Grand Rue Jean Moulin, Montpellier, 17 Show Map

ILA (Institut Linguistique Adenet), founded in 1998, specialises in teaching French as a foreign language. The school is in a... Learn more »

Instituto de Idiomas Ibiza

Avenida Ignacio Wallis, 32, Ibiza, 8 Show Map

Learn Spanish in Ibiza. Our school in the spectacular destination of Ibiza is specialized in teaching Spanish according to th... Learn more »

International House Bristol

2 Queens Avenue, Clifton, Bristol, 33 Show Map

International House Bristol is a family-owned English school founded in 1987 by Dr Val Hennessy, part of the International Ho... Learn more »

Les ateliers FL - IH Bordeaux

44 rue Fondaudège, Bordeaux, 17 Show Map

Les ateliers FL Bordeaux is in the historic heart of Bordeaux (44 rue Fondaudège), in a stone building typical of the region... Learn more »

Les ateliers FL - IH Lyon

8 Place des Terreaux, Lyon, 17 Show Map

Les ateliers FL - IH Lyon (formerly France Langue), a member of the International House network, teaches French to adults fro... Learn more »

Les ateliers FL - IH Nice Masséna

3 rue Alfred Mortier, Nice, 17 Show Map

Les ateliers FL Nice is in the heart of Nice, in the Masséna district (3 rue Alfred Mortier), in a modern, fully equipped bu... Learn more »

Les ateliers FL - IH Paris

9 Rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, Paris, 17 Show Map

Les ateliers FL Paris is located in the Quartier de l'Europe, in the 8th arrondissement, in a private mansion with a rooftop,... Learn more »

LILA* Language School Liverpool

New Barratt House , Liverpool, 33 Show Map

LILA* is a family run school located in the friendly northern city of Liverpool. We have a reputation of being a forward-thin... Learn more »

Linguadue Milan

Via Valenza 5, Milan, 12 Show Map

Linguadue is the Milan school of the Linguaviva Group (founded in Florence in 1976) and has been teaching Italian to internat... Learn more »

Linguaviva Florence

Via Fiume 17, Florence, 12 Show Map

Linguaviva is an Italian language school in the centre of Florence, founded in 1976 and part of the Linguaviva Group, with a ... Learn more »

LTL Mandarin School - Beijing

Jianguo Rd. 88, Xiandai SOHO, Building B, 504 建国路88号现代城SOHO B座 504, Beijing, 23 Show Map

LTL Mandarin School was started by foreigners who are united by a passion for studying, learning, teaching and speaking Chine... Learn more »

Lyon Bleu International

82 rue Duguesclin, Lyon, 17 Show Map

Lyon Bleu International is located in the heart of Lyon, 2nd city in France, in a stylish and lively neighborhood. Our 600m2 ... Learn more »

Studio Cambridge

5 Salisbury Villas, Station Road, Cambridge, 33 Show Map

Studio Cambridge, established in 1954, is the oldest English language school in Cambridge. Its year-round Main School is in a... Learn more »

The CLMS at Universidad Internacional

San Jeronimo No. 304 Col. San Jeronimo, Cuernavaca, 20 Show Map

Spanish Immersion Programs. The CLMS at Universidad Internacional is home to one of the most beautiful campuses in Latin Ame... Learn more »

TLA - The Language Academy

200 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, 34 Show Map

TLA is located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, in the prestigious Museum of Art Plaza, walking distance to famous L... Learn more »

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