TELC
The VOX Language School is a certified TELC examination center. We offer both group and individual lessons to prepare you as best as possible for the TELC exams, which you can take directly with us.
TELC certificates are required for integration and residence permits (A1, A2, B1), obtaining Swiss citizenship (B1), professional activities (B1, B2), access to universities (C1), and recognition of foreign diplomas (B2, C1).
Exam preparation
Our highly qualified teachers have a university background in linguistics and experience in the preparation for TELC language exams. Their expertise and experience ensure support for your success in language exams. Preparation is offered both in group courses and in individual lessons.
- Exam date: 23.07.2026
- Registration deadline: 23.06.2026
- The exam has written and oral sections. The written part includes reading, listening, and language tasks, such as multiple-choice and matching. For writing and speaking, candidates respond to prompts (e.g., pictures) either in writing or verbally. In the oral section, they interact with both a partner and the examiner.
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| TELC A1 | subtest | number of parts | duration in minutes | additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written examination | listening | 3 | approx. 20 min | no break |
| reading | 3 | 45 min | ||
| writing | 2 | |||
| Oral examination | speaking | 3 | approx. 15 min | usually 4 test takers |
| no preparation time | ||||
- Exam date: 30.07.2026
- Registration deadline: 30.06.2026
- The exam has written and oral sections. The written part includes reading, listening, and language tasks, such as multiple-choice and matching. For writing and speaking, candidates respond to prompts (e.g., pictures) either in writing or verbally. In the oral section, they interact with both a partner and the examiner.
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| TELC A2 | subtest | number of parts | duration in minutes | additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written examination | listening | 3 | approx. 20 min | no break |
| reading | 3 | 50 min | ||
| writing | 2 | |||
| Oral examination | speaking | 3 | approx. 15 min | usually 2 test takers |
| no preparation time | ||||
If you didn't find any exam in the exams list, please fill out our non binding inquiry form, we might still be able to provide an exam for you.
Great experience. Teachers are way above any expectation and teaching method is simple effective. Merci
(Translated by Google) Highly recommended. Everything is explained well, and there's a lot of talking involved. (Original) Sehr empfehlenswert. Es wird alles gut erklärt, vor allem es wird sehr viel gesprochen.
The best language school in Zürich. I took the German Goethe B1 for 1 year until September - and had success at the exams recently. Place and location superb, small group of classmates, a great teacher - Kathrine Spaar was knowledgeable, resourceful, kept us motivated and made the lessons interesting and fun(which is hard to do in German!). What made me though initially decide on this school was how open and flexible were to my special requests. I greatly appreciated that they continued to offer options and solutions to some personal issues I had during the course; every person I was in contact with was kind, responsive and eager to find a way to the best result - special kudos and thanXXX to Evgenia. I rarely had come along to this combination of skills and humanity, so it's a strong recommendation and good luck to your language journey @ VOX
I had a German A1 course in Vox, with Yelyzaveta Berezovska as a teacher. I am very satisfied with Elly's teaching approach. She was paying attention to each student's progress and helped us overcome the difficulties that we had with the material. The classes were structured well with short repetitions of the previously learned material, then learning new material, summarising what we had learned at the end of each class, and setting homework assignments. Besides following the workbook, there were a lot of interactive exercises that Elly had prepared herself, that challenged us to practice what we had learned. Also a lot of out of the book homework in addition. I had the feeling that I was progressing after each class. The workbook "Sprachniveau A1+ Begegnungen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache" by Anne Buscha and Szilvia Szita we used in the class was structured and thought through extremely well. What I like about the school is that there is an option to visit the classes online. This is really convenient not to miss classes when traveling. The online courses worked surprisingly well, as the school classrooms are equipped for online teaching as well and Elly was making sure that you feel like you are really in the classroom. The team in Vox was really collaborative and helpful. The location of the school on Central was very convenient.
I took German lessons with Ruben. Although I was only able to attend the lessons for a short time, I think I made significant progress. Ruben was very supportive and made the class enjoyable and efficient. He helped me a lot to adapt to the class and constantly tried to adapt the course to everyone's needs.
Highly recommend 😊 After changing various school to learn German, in Vox I had the opportunity to get intensive and super-intensive courses with great teachers. The most advantageous is that all classes are hold with 3-5 people strictly which is the perfect number in order the tuition to be efficient.
After 13+ years in Switzerland I finally enrolled myself in super intensive German lessons A1 and chose VOX based on stellar online reviews. I can fully echo all the positive reviews as the class sizes are small and ideal for learning and the instructors (Felicity) are extremely patient and awesome. Registration is a breeze and the central location makes it easily accessible via public transportation. Looking forward to A2 and I can definitely recommend VOX to anyone who is ready to learn German!
As someone with learning difficulties I find languages very difficult. I have private lessons in person and Fabian, my teacher, has helped so much in all aspects of my German. The lessons are interesting, fun and after a few years struggling to improve I have finally seen a difference. If you are looking for in person lessons I can heartily recommend
My A1 French course at school "VOX Sprachschule" is coming to an end and I couldn't be more satisfied with the experience. The course was well-structured, and the learning environment was both supportive and engaging. I would like to express my special gratitude to our teacher, Oksana, who is not only highly knowledgeable but also incredibly patient and encouraging. She made learning French enjoyable and accessible, even for beginners like myself. I highly recommend "VOX Sprachschule" to anyone looking to learn any language on-site or online. The head of the school and course managers are always in contact and constantly make an afforts to find the most suitable solutions for you. Thank you, VOX!
I had online German course B2 level . There were only 3 people in our class, so I had a lot more chance to talk in German. My teacher Isabel was very professional and friendly, I would definitely recommend her for the lesson. She always gave us the homeworks and sent us back correted answer quickly which helped me a lot as well. It costs quite a lot, but as there are not many students in a class, so it was worth it. Unfortunately, there was no administrations office in Winterthur branch, so it seems all enquries are done only with email or the telephone. But Administrative person calling me back in a short time.
(Translated by Google) I had a great teacher and the school was very clean and well-organized :) I'm very happy with the Vox school. (Original) Ich hatte einen tollen Lehrer und die Schule war sehr sauber und gut organisiert : ) Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der Vox Schule
Good lecturer with excellent teaching skills which pinpointed our pronunciation / grammar / vocab mistakes whenever we are practising German conversation.
Quality teaching
Languages
For every language we teach at VOX-Sprachschule, we focus on speaking, as it is the most natural form of communication. Many people concentrate on writing and reading, which prevents them from feeling like they are making progress in their target language. We try to approach this learning process differently: when you train yourself to speak first, grammar simply becomes a tool to support you in your language-learning journey. Reading and writing should come naturally, while speaking needs to be practiced at least 15 minutes a day.