International House World Organisation

The International House World Organisation (IHWO) is one of the largest and oldest groups of language schools in the world. Founded in 1953, they are a global network of over 140 affiliated private language schools in 45 countries, spanning every continent. Their schools teach English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Arabic, and a wide variety of other languages and are all independently owned and run. Quality is at the core of everything they do. Only schools that meet their exceptional quality standards are allowed to use the International House brand.

International House pioneered Teacher Training programs for English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and their courses and centers remain some of the most sought after in the industry. Many of the course books used today by ELT teachers are written by teaching experts trained by International House. These include Headway, Cutting Edge, Language To Go, Natural Grammar, and Fountain.

The International House World Organisation operates in four key areas:

1. They publicize their member schools to students and agents.
2. They provide teacher training.
3. They organize events to publicize their member schools to agents and other stakeholders.
4. They set industry standards in quality language teaching.

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