Wall Street Institute's Educational Advisory Board Focuses On Product Development, Teacher Training, and Assessment at Its 2010 Meeting

July 05, 2010

Wall Street Institute’s Educational Advisory Board (EAB), which is composed of experts in the field of teaching English as a Second Language, held its 2010 meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on June 25 – 26, 2010.  The meeting focused on a variety of topics including using Web 2.0 tools in English language teaching, using technology-based teacher training, efficacy assessment, and the benefits of and approaches to English for Special Purposes. The meeting also included a tour of a Wall Street Institute center in Istanbul.

“The meeting was an insightful discussion on the agenda topics,” said Simon Buckland, Wall Street Institute’s Director of Curriculum Development. “Each board member has a unique specialty in the field of second language learning. They shared their perspectives on how Wall Street Institute can best achieve their goals in regards to product development, teacher training, efficacy assessment, and English for Special Purposes. The great part about this meeting was that the Board members were able to see first-hand a Wall Street Institute center, giving immediate relevance to the agenda topics.”

The EAB discussed a number of topics related to present and future product development. Wall Street Institute currently is producing a Business English course, and the EAB indicated that such a course was the best solution given the wide possible range of learner needs of WSI students around the world.

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