Tag Archives for: "English skills"

What’s the link between music and English vocabulary acquisition? There are many ways that you can learn English as a second language, from classroom settings, to ESL games, to watching English [...]

English grammar contains 5 vowels – a, e, i, o, and u – and long and short vowels sounds.  Actually, each vowel can have many different sounds.  Learning which vowel sound to use in English [...]

Once the basic elements of English grammar are more or less understood, the focus of the English language learner typically turns to acquiring  vocabulary words . Vocabulary is a big part of [...]

Learning English in the US as a study abroad student was a thrilling experience.  You made friends with other foreign students and US classmates.  Take advantage of the chance to speak English, [...]

What are prepositions in English grammar?   The word “preposition” comes from the Latin word praeponere (put before.)  Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and other [...]

You might know some people who think that movies and TV shows are useless forms of entertainment. Well, if you’re an ESL student who wants to continue improving your English language skills [...]

Reading English language newspapers, magazine articles, and books is a great way to improve, and reinforce your English language skills.  As an ESL student to the US you did the hard work of [...]

The word the is the most frequently used word in the English language. You may think that the size of these words— a, an, and the – 3 letters at most—make them bit part players when it comes to [...]

Don’t let the English language skills you worked so hard to develop while you were a student in the US get rusty.  Take every opportunity to speak English whenever you can.  Stay fluent, and [...]

Pronunciation is important when speaking English, it may be the first thing that native speakers notice when talking with you.  As a study abroad student to the US you spent countless hours [...]