ence ▁courses ▁and ▁other ▁educational ▁materials , ▁began ▁purch asing ▁Berl itz ▁stock . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Berl itz ▁became ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ben esse ▁Corporation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Berl itz ▁publishing ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Lang ens che id t . ▁( T od ay , ▁Berl itz ▁Publishing ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁A PA ▁Publications .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Berl itz ▁acquired ▁Phoenix ▁Associ ates ▁Co ., ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Berl itz ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Berl itz ▁International , ▁Inc . ▁to ▁Berl itz ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Berl itz ▁acquired ▁Second ▁Language ▁Test ing , ▁Inc .( S LT I ) ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁S LT I ▁special izes ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁second ▁language ▁prof ic iency ▁tests ▁and ▁the ▁translation ▁and ▁adaptation ▁of ▁standard ized ▁achiev ement ▁tests ▁to ▁students ' ▁native ▁languages ▁and ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Tele lang ue / World ▁Spe aking , ▁a ▁French - based ▁company , ▁accepted ▁an ▁offer ▁by ▁Berl itz ▁Corporation ▁to ▁ac quire ▁its ▁stock . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Berl itz ▁merged ▁Phoenix ▁Associ ates ▁Co ., ▁Ltd . ▁into ▁Berl itz ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Maxim ilian ▁D . ▁Berl itz ▁Maxim ilian ▁Berl itz ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1