Wall Street English Germany Reviews 

My experience with Wall Street English was absolutely great. The lessons and homework have always been interesting and involving, I never felt bored. Great fun and professional teachers! I highly recommend!

I've been taking courses at Wall Street English for two years now – mainly for professional reasons – and I'm absolutely satisfied. The progress is clearly noticeable: I've become much more confident, both in speaking and understanding English.

The learning method is varied and motivating. I especially like the mix of self-study, live sessions, and personal coaching. The trainers are committed, friendly, and create a relaxed atmosphere where you feel comfortable jumping right in.

For anyone who wants to improve their English effectively and enjoyably – I can truly recommend it!
Edgar from Hamburg

I really enjoyed the given material and the divetsity of exercises and tasks. The teachers in the different zoom meetings (encounters, social clubs and complementary classes) were always friendly and I enjoyed practicing speaking.

The only criticism I have is the fact that in the higher levels there were less different topics in the interactive Zoom meetings, so after attending them twice it didn't appeal to me any more.

Still, I can definitely recommend Wallstreet English to anyone who wants to improve their speaking skills. I've learnt for more than just a little grammer and a little vocabulary.

Thanx a lot.

M.

Learning with Wallstreet is a lot of fun, very effective and brings great results. The live sessions are excellent and help to develop the ability to communicate skillfully quickly and at a high level. I can only recommend Wallstreet!

First of all the evaluation was not very precise, which made me lose some time.
Furthermore I have to admit that I probably need another approach to my next English lessons. I realized that by attending the encounters I was not really able to improve my grammar.
I do write and and speak English the whole day long and during the encounters and communication classes I felt so dumb and had the impression that I know nothing in fact.
This leaves you with the bitter aftertaste that the classes do not give you the selfconfidence that you expect when you step into a 1 year English course.
The communication classes were quite boring. The topics were sometimes interesting, sometimes of no interest at all.
When we came to very interesting discussions, which unbelievably happened, people with better knowledge had no chance to step into a real discussion (also the time is too short) and those who had bad knowledge did not dare to say anything which blocks the rest of the participants.

Last not least: I could never complete my classes at home as the "support" from "IT" was insufficient and the efforts failed.

I feel sorry that it was an unpleasant but most of all a quite expensive exprerience. Too expensive for what it is.

When I had to decide whether to refresh my english, especially my speaking ( I had managed to get a horrible accent within two years of not using my skills), by learning at a Wall Street English Institute, the cost of a course was frightening. I liked the concept of learning and the flexibility from the beginning and after a lot of thinking, double checking with the center and discussions at home, I decided to try one level. Right now I'm doing a three level course for further improvement after returning to WSE after a two month break.

I agree with comments like: really expensive, books need an update, sometimes hard to fit a visit to the center in your schedule. That is also my experience. Those are the negative aspects I can think of. But be honest with yourself, no matter how good the book or how flexible the center is supposed to be, in the end the grammar is the same and your motivation to make time for a visit to the center is higher with higher course expenses since you want to make the most of your money.

When people say that the entrance test to evaluate your skill is faulty or not realistic I must object. I admit I thought so myself at the beginning but every encounter made me realize and improve my mistakes through repetition and practice. If you should happen to end up with a level that is not satisfying or to easy for you, you can always talk to the teachers/tutors and ask for a more difficult level. In my case the teacher/tutor wanted me to upgrade since he thought it to easy for me.

Encounters are very giving when your teacher/tutor doesn't stick to exercises from workbooks in that form but "forces" you to use your new knowledge without you trying in a more natural way through everyday conversation. That is a skill I am lucky my teachers have at WSE. When thorough explanation of grammar is needed, encounters are the perfect time for it. Should questions arise during other times at the institute there is always the possibility to ask at the reception desk, they are skilled people as well.

I also find communication classes to be a great experience, in a different way though, since not all your "classmates/level mates" have the same understanding of how to have a fluent conversation in english. This means that you have to adapt your speaking as much as you can to your classmates, which results in practicing your competence in explaining things differently than the way you are used to and to have the courage to speak up in a class with the knowledge that your english might not be on the same level as the others. CC's (communication classes) help you learn from each other and about your own weaknesses. The teachers/tutors are present for guidance, corrections and to keep the flow of conversation should it not manage to establish itself. CC's are all about talking.

Other activities through the center are good opportunities to get to know new people, practice your speaking and social skills in english. I enjoy the openhearted atmosphere of those gatherings, the patience and acceptance of every member whose tongue is in a twist when trying to say something.

Learning materials are as I said before indeed outdated although they still have interesting themes. Now they have online books which even correct your exercises and therefore are better than a classic exercise book because I never had those corrected. They are also a bit tricky because you have to figure out your mistakes within three corrections. Now the teachers/tutors can have a look at your mistakes before encounters and talk those through with you, make you see where your actual problem is.

When in the speaking center I used to feel stupid, talking to myself into a microphone repeating the voice from the computer. It is a bit strange still but if you take the exercise serious and are honest with yourself whether you should repeat the phrase once more to get your pronunciation right it is a very effective way of vocabulary training.

Something I love about WSE and others are angered about is that as soon as you step through the door everything is in english. It's like a short holiday experience that way and feels natural to me by now. It is a way to make people get used to listening and speaking comfortably in english, to build confidence that they are able to manage situations like greeting people, booking/canceling encounters at the reception desk and present other situations when need arises, like computers not working as they are supposed to do or that the soap dispenser is empty in the bathroom etc., situations that in similar fashion arise regularly when e.g. on holiday in England or someplace else.


To conclude all above I say that you should chose WSE if you are willing and motivated to invest time, patience, money and a lot of selfstudy as well, it can be a very giving, nice and long lasting experience. You will learn a lot but not only in form of vocabulary like in school but improve your speaking immensely and your confidence in handling the language. If you are unsure whether you are willing to invest time to make yourself a part of the community and therefore not enjoy all the benefits like CC's and the other activities, if you not want to focus on to improve your language vocally and learn to feel secure while speaking english, you should not choose WSE.
Vocabulary you can learn while reading a difficult book and looking up every second word in a dictionary. You don't need a school for that, watching movies in english and listening to english audiobooks can teach you a lot as well, but not how to interact with others actively in a foreign language. That is what you choose WSE for and to learn how to learn new vocabulary without dictionaries and only through explanations and logical conclusion from context, adapt to others and have fun with and enjoy english, to discover english as a tool that opens a door to a new world, if you want it to.

It's all about communication.



Thank you to all members of the WSE Berlin Schönhauser Allee Team that make every time I step through your door one or sometimes even the best experience of the day and always manage to lighten my mood!

I enjoy going there!
But, sometimes it is too loud around
But most time it is ok
Nice teacher, nice stidents

Go on!

In Wall Street English, internet lessons and books are really useful and you can improve your spoken English thanks to them very well, but I think, encounters and communication classes are not enough to correct your grammatical mistakes in a spoken and written form or to discuss about a topic in detail, because they last just one hour. It is such a limited activity to make your English better.
Moreover, the system in WSE is based on the individual learning which means you can learn as many lessons as you can at your own pace and at your convenience. Before I came to WSE, I had counted on the WSE's qualities but now I'm a little bit disappointed because not everyone in WSE are so friendly and polite. I could not recommend you Wall Street English course.

In my opinion the Wallstreet way to learn English is just the right approach. Being in in an environment where English (or any other tongue) is the main language and you have to understand, speak and make yourself to be understood is just the right way to learn a language.

I think that now the process of learning and teaching works better than it worked in the summer and the first months of autumn. Now it’s easier than two or three months ago, to book an encounter without any mistakes or misunderstanding.
All the teachers are trying to do their best in a feedback process.
In my opinion if someone works seriously, the WS English is the right Institute for having the best results!

I am very satisfied with this learning system and I would like to learn more :)

For peopel who are working in the day, advice sessions is necessary in the evening from six pm

First of all I'd like to point out, that the expirience of learning English in a Native speaker environment is the best condition of studying a language. Furthermore, different dialects and different types of teaching make the difference. It was neither boring nor useless. The mixture of Encounters in a small group of students and the conversation classes with various topics opend my eyes and made me understand the English culture and behaviour. All the teachers were very nice and paid a lot attention to my needs. I learned very much, had great fun and was able to practice English whenever I wanted and whereever it was possible. Even when I'd been out of town my main centre made it possible to transfer me to another centre in Karlsruhe, to go ahead with my lessons. To sum it up, the flexibilty is a great plus.
I started with Threshold 1 and ended my studies with the highest level Mastery 2. It was a great time, thanks to all of you. I enjoyed it very much and I have to say, that I miss the weekly appointments. But I still have access to The Village.
What I would like to have is another course programme that refers to more business content than to normal, daily content.

Best regards, and all the best

Wallstreet English has really helped me to improve my English to another level. I now have a new job and use my skills everyday.

I find the school welcoming and the staffs are supportive especially the center manager. The multimedia looks a bit dated but the content is engaging and connect with everyday use. Highly recommended for young professional who wants quick results in learning english.

I found the center with all glass walls and no doors on classrooms very strange at the start. Later I found that I liked it. There is always the sound of people talking in English! The course works. The people at the centre are always so good. Of course I must do extra practice to learn all the English I need but no course has all the things you need for your life.