Language schools
expat-services.ch lists 6 hand-checked multi-language schools in Zürich for English speakers, including Berlitz Switzerland, Flying Teachers, LanguageMasters and Plunge Languages.
Besides English, they also work in German, French, Italian and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Schools and childcare providers in Zürich.
6 providers
Language school with centres across Switzerland offering German, Swiss German, French, Italian and English lessons for expats, private or in groups, on site or online.
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Is this your business?Zurich-headquartered provider teaching German, Swiss German, French, Italian and more at its schools, at clients' premises or online, incl. integration and certificate courses.
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Is this your business?Language school in Zürich Enge: German standard, semi-intensive, intensive and online group courses in groups of 3-6, private lessons, telc exams, courses with childcare.
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Is this your business?Zug language school with Zurich and online classes, teaching German, Swiss German and other languages to expats in groups of up to five, private lessons and exam prep (telc, fide, Goethe).
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Is this your business?Zurich school offering German, Swiss German (Zurich dialect) and other languages as group classes or private lessons, incl. business German, conversation and telc exam preparation.
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Is this your business?Language school with sites in Zürich Central and Zürich Enge (and Winterthur): German group courses of 2-5 people, individual lessons, Swiss German individual lessons, online courses.
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Is this your business?Local facts
The federal structural survey found that 13.0% (2024) (Statistik Stadt Zürich, checked ) of the city's residents named English as a main language, against 5.8% for Italian, 4.5% for French and 4.1% for Spanish; German led with 74.4%, and because people can name several languages the shares add up to more than 100% (Statistik Stadt Zürich, checked ).
The Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH teaches 16 languages, from ancient Greek to Swiss-German sign language (UZH Language Center, checked ). Its listed target groups are students, doctoral candidates, staff, guests and alumni of the University of Zurich, ETH, the Zurich University of Teacher Education and the Zurich University of the Arts, with no category for the general public (UZH Language Center, checked ). Students pay CHF 80 to 150 per semester course, depending on the weekly lessons (UZH Language Center, checked ).
For children, the canton publishes a timetable of lessons in home language and culture for 2026/27, organised by language and district; the city counts over 30 languages (Volksschulamt, checked ) (City of Zurich, checked ).
Arrivals from abroad register in person at the Personenmeldeamt Zürich Süd in the Stadthaus, Stadthausquai 17, with a booked appointment, and only once they actually live in the city (City of Zurich, checked ). The deadline is 14 days (2026) (City of Zurich, checked ); the fee is CHF 40 per adult, plus the cantonal migration office’s permit fees for foreign nationals (City of Zurich, checked ). More in our guide to registering at your commune.
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