English as a Second Language

ESL Guide for International Students
ESL Guide for International Students

The U.S. is home to some of the world’s most prestigious universities, making it a destination for many international students. If you have your sights set on studying in the U.S., you are setting...

Learning English
Learning English

Start studying now so you’ll be ready to prove you can handle anything in English. If you’re applying to schools, then you probably already know how to study. But learning a language is a...

Improving Your English
Improving Your English

Once you feel comfortable with English and can easily handle daily conversation, you’ll have to start thinking about fancier English. You’ll be able to use your advanced skills when writing an essay as part...

Conversations
Conversations

There are lots of stereotypes about how people from different cultures or who speak different languages communicate. Sometimes these are fairly accurate and can cause misunderstandings, and sometimes they’re just funny to read about....

Common Usage Errors
Common Usage Errors

Even if you passed the TOEFL with high marks, you might still make mistakes in English sometimes. And that’s ok! Just remember that most native English speakers probably speak your native language much worse...

English Proficiency Testing
English Proficiency Testing

The whole point of moving to the USA to get a higher education is to actually learn something. But how can you learn anything if you don’t speak English? That’s why most schools require...

British English and American English
British English and American English

We don’t like to generalize, but, generally speaking, there are differences between British English and American English. And if you’re an international student in the USA from an English-speaking country – most likely a...

English-English Dictionary
English-English Dictionary

If you’ve watched both British and American tv shows, you’ll know that citizens of those countries speak the same language but use many different words. Many English-speaking countries outside of the USA often use...

Teaching Styles
Teaching Styles

Don’t forget that somewhere in between all your new experiences as an international student in the USA you’ll have to actually go to classes. But when you get there, you may be a bit...

Glossary
Glossary

As an international student in the USA, you’ll probably come across a lot of education-related terms that you don’t understand. But after reading the glossary below, you’ll be an expert on all-things education. Academic...

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