Course Curriculum

Overview

The WSI curriculum is divided into 17 levels for General and Advanced English and 6 levels for Business English. Depending on a student’s study rhythm, it may take 30-40 hours to complete one level of WSI English.

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ENGLISH ON-LINE
	BEGINNERS/SURVIVAL	(TOEIC: 295 | IELTS: 1.0)
	The text and exercises in the Survival stage are designed to provide students new to English with the basic framework for recognizing and using new vocabulary.
	ELEMENTARY/WAYSTAGE	(TOEIC: 405 | IELTS: 2.0)
	Students learn to express him/herself in everyday situations to accomplish basic everyday tasks such as self-introductions and asking for directions.
	INTERMEDIATE/UPPER WAYSTAGE	(TOEIC: 575 | IELTS: 5.0)
	Students at this stage are able to hold a conversation with an adequate degree of fluency, read simple technical documents, and write short business reports.
	UPPER INTERMEDIATE/THRESHOLD	(TOEIC: 670 | IELTS: 6.0)
	At the Threshold stage, students can converse with a high degree of fluency and are able to comprehend complex ideas expressed in English.

PREMIER
	ADVANCED/MILESTONE	(TOEIC: 750 | IELTS: 7.0)
	At this stage students reinforce their English proficiency via dialogues, role-plays, and readings designed to expand vocabulary and introduce new structures.
	EXPERT/MASTERY	(TOEIC: 785 | IELTS: 8.0)
	The objective of the Mastery stage is to ensure that students continue to improve their English fluency and master the use of complex expressions.

BUSINESS ON-LINE
	BUSINESS ON-LINE Business On-Line, which complements WSI’s General and Advanced English courses, is a business English series that has been specially designed to:
	• Focus on business English relevant to specific job functions. • Improve students’ understanding of conversations relating to key business situations. • Develop students’ general and technical business vocabulary. • Improve students’ overall communication skills.

Note: TOEIC and IELTS scores are approximate equivalencies for students completing the respective stages. Actual results may vary from student to student.