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International Language Institute is a language learning school conveniently located in Dupont Circle, in the heart of Washington DC.

We offer beginner to advanced level Mandarin Chinese courses to students from all over the world. Our General Mandarin group course lasts for 10 weeks, while we also provide a 5-week 'Mandarin Chinese for Travelers' course.

Our school is conveniently located at Dupont Circle in downtown Washington, DC. The school is close to restaurants, coffee shops, banks and other retail venues, and has 27 classrooms, eight tutorial rooms, and a student lounge.


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School / Office Address: 1717 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Suite 100
Washington
Dist of Columbia 20036
USA
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• All of our online Chinese lessons are offered one-on-one and the content is customized to meet your specific requirements.

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• We bring the same expertise and professionalism that we provide in our classroom-based Chinese courses to our online lessons.

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Beginner, intermediate & advanced level

• Step-by-step Mandarin Course

• Business Chinese

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International Language Institute, Washington DC
Courses / Programs
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Goethe-Institut - Online German Classes
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Falamos Portugues - language lessons on Skype
Courses / Programs
• Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Falamos Portugues is a Portuguese language school providing quality online Portuguese lessons via Skype to students in Washington DC and throughout the United States, Canada and worldwide.

• We teach Portuguese to adults, college students, and high school teens of all levels - from total beginner to advanced. We are happy to tailor a one-to-one online course to meet your specific needs.

• Our online Portuguese classes are flexible and convenient for students in Maryland, Virginia, throughout the Washington DC area and nationwide.

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