learning english at wall street institute

We know that English is very important in today's era of globalization. Many ways that people use to learn English, whether from lessons at school, listening to the radio, watching western movies, or by following courses.

When I was living in Surabaya, I attended English language course at Kelt for approximately five years. Now, that I live in Jakarta, I feel the need to continue to learn English so I didn't forget what I had learned earlier. Finding a suitable place of learning was not easy. My friend suggested to try LIA. So I tried the placement test at LIA and it turned out I was on the third level from the top. I felt the lessons in LIA would not be too effective for my learning.

Less than a month later, when I was shopping with my friends at Pondok Indah Mall 2, a SPG came to me and offered me to join Wall Street Institute (WSI). At first I refused to respond to the girl, but then I was interested to find out more. She took me to what-they-called a consultant. The consultant whose name was Ditha, explained to me about WSI learning programs that I saw was different from other courses that I knew. I felt that this courses the right course for me. I tried the placement test the next day and I was on upper waystage 2, tenth level from the top. 

In short, I joined WSI. Though the programs they offered was quite confusing, I tried my best to follow. At the first lesson, the student wouldn't do any exercise yet but they had to listen to the tutor about the programs. Maximum of only three people could attend the first lesson at the same time. It was intended to make it easier for students to focus on listening what the tutor said.

So, this is how WSI programs work for students: The students will exercise their English skill at many steps.




My favorite step is LISTEN. The student will hear a conversation from the computer and must answer questions about the conversation. Then, the students have to repeat what is said by the speakers and compare it. So if the students don't feel satisfied with the result, they can repeat it again for several times. There's also a step called Encounter Class where students will be reviewed by a native teacher. Encounter class is aimed for student in using English in daily activities. At this step, the teacher would decide whether a student could pass the level or not. 

What makes WSI different is a matter of time. The learning time is very flexible. We can attend a lesson whenever we want, from 10 am to 9 pm. You can attend a lesson even on Saturday or Sunday. So it's like a workout at a gym, you pay for a month and you can come whenever and as long as you want. We can come to WSI even 10 hours per week and the payment will be the same. 

There's also chat corners and social club which will discuss about current topics. so if you have spare time it is highly recommended to join chat corners or social club to improve your English discussion skill.