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636 Broadway, Suite 210
San Diego, California 92101
619-239-5053


“Madoka-sensei was a wonderful teacher and really tried to help and encourage me to learn Japanese.” –Bethany

About

Converse International School of Languages is an accredited school offering language instruction to the San Diego community for over 40 years. We offer Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Farsi, Greek, Mandarin, Japanese, Swahili, Tagalog, Russian, Thai, English as a Second Language and more. Classes are offered for corporations, government and military entities and individual learners, both at our [...]

Intensive Foreign Language Training Since 1972

Accreditation

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CISL is accredited by the prestigious Commission on English Language Accreditation (CEA) and is one of the only  language schools in California to be given this recognition.  CISL meets the rigorous standards of the (CEA) in all areas including curriculum, faculty, facilities, and student achievement. This accreditation ensures the quality of all the language programs [...]

Corporate Clients

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For nearly forty years CISL has been teaching professionals and civil servants in the city of San Diego. Prior clients include Sony, NBC, Hewlett Packard, Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, the San Diego Police Department, the City of San Diego, the San Ysidro Public School District, John Burnham Realty, and American Airlines. In addition, the CIA, FBI, [...]

Fall 2011 Classes

Register now for our Spring classes! Please call (619) 239-5053 to reserve your spot or receive additional information about our current class offerings. We are conveniently located in Downtown SD’s Gaslamp District at 636 Broadway, Suite 210.   Course Name Location Lesson Times Course Start Dates Course Length Beginning 1 Spanish CISL SD Tuesdays & [...]

Capability Statement

Converse International School of Languages (CISL) has been offering language lessons since 1972, serving an assortment of organizations, individuals, corporations and government entities, and tailoring the curriculum to meet each client’s unique needs.  Over the last thirty-eight years, CISL has provided language instruction to Sony, NBC, Hewlett Packard, Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, the San Diego Police Department, the City of San Diego, the San Ysidro Public School District, John Burnham Realty, American Airlines, the CIA, FBI and the Department of Defense. In 2006, the Foreign Language Department worked alongside Dr. Francis Njubi of San Diego State University, and staff from the Association for African Alliance, to provide Swahili instruction for Point Loma Nazarene University students. Since 2009, the Foreign Language Department has been accredited by the Commission for English Language Accreditation (CEA), a national accreditation agency that is recognized by the United States Secretary... 

Announcements

Jack, Thai

“The Thai language course at CISL helped me immensely. A couple of months of weekly night classes were a great kick start to eventual fluency. On my subsequent trip to Thailand I was surprised at how much I had learned. Small class size, material tailored to student’s needs and enthusiastic instruction made CISL a great experience.”

Jack

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