8 5 2 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁teachers ▁and ▁mathemat icians . ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁West er ly , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁Berl itz ▁moved ▁to ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁of ▁languages ▁at ▁the ▁Bry ant ▁and ▁Str at ton ▁National ▁Business ▁College , ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁Warner ' s ▁Poly techn ic ▁Business ▁College ▁after ▁an ▁ownership ▁change . ▁ ▁The ▁Berl itz ▁Method ▁" The ▁Berl itz ▁Method " ▁uses ▁the ▁direct ▁method ▁and ▁focus es ▁on ▁using ▁language ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁for ▁communication . ▁The ▁direct ▁method , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁grammar ▁translation ▁method , ▁advoc ates ▁teaching ▁through ▁the ▁target ▁language ▁only , ▁the ▁r ationale ▁being ▁that ▁students ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁out ▁gram mat ical ▁rules ▁from ▁the ▁input ▁language ▁provided , ▁without ▁necessarily ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁rules ▁over t ly . ▁Today , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁derivative ▁methods ▁and ▁theories ▁that ▁find ▁their ▁beg inn ings ▁in ▁the ▁natural ▁and ▁communic ative ▁elements ▁that ▁were ▁pione ered ▁by ▁Berl itz . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁results ▁For ▁the ▁fis cal ▁years ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁( in ▁millions ▁of ▁US ▁dollars ): ▁ 2 0 0 4 : ▁ 3 9 5 . 2 ▁ 2 0 0 5