Wall Street Institute Showcases Unique English Language Instruction Method with New Corporate Website

BALTIMORE, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wall Street Institute, the world's premier provider of English language instruction, today announced the launch of its new corporate web site found at www.wallstreetinstitute.com.

The site highlights Wall Street Institute's unique and proven instruction method, which focuses on teaching how to speak and understand English instead of the more traditional method of teaching grammar out of a textbook. Wall Street Institute students learn how to communicate in English in everyday conversations in both social and business settings.

"The Wall Street Institute method is highly effective in that it enables everyone to succeed in learning how to understand and speak English, whatever their preferred learning style or previous experience of learning," said Simon Buckland, Director of Curriculum Development at Wall Street Institute.

The Wall Street Institute method significantly differentiates the company from other operators in the $50 billion global English as a Second Language market. Wall Street Institute was the first ESL training provider to subject its methodology to rigorous standards testing. A landmark study, conducted with the support of the renowned University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, demonstrated that Wall Street Institute's English language curriculum is aligned to the globally recognized Common European Framework Reference for Languages (CEFR) English Proficiency Scales.

The new website is not only designed to educate prospective students and corporations about the benefits of learning English at Wall Street Institute, but is also an important element of the company's ongoing global teacher recruitment efforts.

"Wall Street Institute currently operates over 350 centers in 25 countries around the world, and we are projecting strong growth in 2008. As a result, Wall Street Institute is actively recruiting teachers from native English speaking countries to teach our unique method. Prospective teachers can apply for open positions in the region and country of their choice directly from the new website," said Tim Daniels, CEO of Wall Street Institute.

Visitors to the new site can also quickly link to a Wall Street Institute country website for more local information, such as special offers and center locations.

About Wall Street Institute

Wall Street Institute (www.wallstreetinstitute.com) is the premier provider of English instruction for individuals and corporate clients around the world. The Company's proprietary and innovative blended learning method integrates the best of proven learning approaches to provide the most effective English language instruction available for adults. Students listen, read, write, speak, and practice English with guidance and support from highly trained native English speaking teachers. Wall Street Institute's curriculum is aligned to the Common European Framework Reference for Languages (CEFR), according to a study undertaken with the support of the University of Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages Examination group (CESOL). Utilizing both company-owned and franchised centers, Wall Street Institute has provided instruction to over 1.5 million students in over 350 centers in 25 countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Founded in 1972, Wall Street Institute's international offices are in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States and Barcelona, Spain. Wall Street Institute is owned by the private equity firm, The Carlyle Group.