Quality Criteria
Campus Austria language schools offer top quality in keeping with verifiable quality criteria:
Continuity
The membership pre-requirement is a minimum three-year market presence in the realm of German as a foreign language.
Campus Austria Schools offer professionalism in teaching and organisation
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Who teaches?
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A dedicated, experienced, highly qualified team of teachers featuring native speaker competence
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How many students are the groups composed of?
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A maximum of 16 students
(one-to-one, small groups of up to 6 participants, standard group of up to 13 participants)
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How does group allocation work?
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By means of differentiated placement tests
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What is taught?
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The four language skills: listening comprehension and speaking, reading comprehension and writing
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What are the teaching methods?
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In the target language (German); varied, communication and practice-orientated teaching methods in accordance with the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
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What is the target?
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The courses aim at boosting communication competence
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How is learning success assessed?
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By means of regular attendance and learning progress check-ups, as well as by oral and written end-of-course testing
Evaluation and quality control
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Internal
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Perpetual quality management by means of participants’ evaluation and compulsory further education of the teaching staff
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External
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Compliance with the quality criteria is audited every three years by two independent experts