The International Center for Language Studies (ICLS) was founded in 1966 in Washington, DC as a locally-owned, private organization dedicated to teaching foreign languages and English as a Second Language.
Since its inception, ICLS has worked cooperatively with international organizations, government agencies, private companies, and individual students from all over the world, providing language instruction in over 90 languages. We train diplomats, government and military personnel, business executives, development specialists, university and college students, medical personnel, lawyers, judges, economists, and
others.
Our relationships with U.S. government agencies and international organizations such as the US Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense and the International Monetary Fund
are long-standing. Many of these organizations have been our clients for over 20 years.
ICLS provides language training services to government agencies under the General Services Administration (GSA). Schedules are issued under the Federal Supply Service
and are commonly referred to as a GSA Schedule.
ICLS is licensed by the Education Licensure Commission of the District of Columbia. It is a founding member of the Association of Proprietary and Public Language Schools (APPLS) and a member of the American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP). Many ICLS
teachers are members of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
They are also members of professional organizations specific to their
language area.
ICLS participated in the nationwide setting of standards for foreign language instruction and follows the ASTM standard F1562 on Use-Oriented Foreign Language Instruction. The ICLS Intensive English Program has been admitted to applicant status and is in the process of seeking accreditation by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
(CEA). We are authorized under Federal Law to enroll non-immigrant alien students and issue the Form I-20 (A-B.
ICLS is located in a vital area of downtown Washington. It is just
a few blocks away from the White House and a five-minute walk to both the McPherson (Blue and Orange Lines)
and Farragut North (Red Line) Metro stations. Please
click
here for a map of ICLS' location in downtown Washington and a link to
the metro system.
We occupy over 12,000sqft a modern office building
with each classroom equipped with Internet-ready latest computers. ICLS also provides on-site training throughout the Washington DC metropolitan region and in locations throughout the continental United States.
ICLS offers flexibility in arranging schedules for
employees of federal government agencies. Because of our 41-year experience in working with government
agencies, we are familiar with the administrative requirements of
government contracting.
