New Study Aligns Wall Street Institute's English Language Courses with University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations BULATS Language Test

June 27, 2006

Wall Street Institute (WSI), the largest international specialist English language education
organisation in the world, announces the successful completion of a study that aligns the Wall
Street Institute’s English Progression Ladder with the University of Cambridge ESOL’s
Examinations Business Language Testing Service (BULATS) assessment tool. BULATS is oneof the most recognized business English language tests in the world, and its scales are aligned with the global standard of English language as set by the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The alignment with these internationally-renowned standards provides proof that WSI’s English learning system is wellgrounded and effective.

The alignment study involved WSI centres in six countries - Argentina, Germany, Hong Kong,
Italy, Portugal, and Saudi Arabia. Over 5,700 students were administered the BULATS
computer test in a three-month period to assess the alignment between the WSI Progression
Ladder and the BULATS scales. The results indicate a good fit between WSI’s English
Progression Ladder from elementary to expert levels and the BULATS assessment of CEFR
levels of language ability.

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