Tag Archives for: "international students"

Acquiring English speaking skills quickly and to the point of fluency can be accelerated if you establish what is the most effective way of learning a new language.  Some people can pick up [...]

You’re home.  It’s bittersweet.  Your time as an ESL student abroad was filled with so many memories.  You learned English in the US, made friends with your American classmates, and travelled [...]

What should you know before you go to the United Stated to learn English? Research your destination before you go is an important piece of advice for international students. Researching to find [...]

One of the aspects that requires more research and dedication when planning your journey to learn English in the United States is your accommodation choice. After all, this will be the place [...]

The first weeks, months, maybe YEARS of your study of the English language may have been filled with false laughter.  Yours.  As an ESL student studying in the US you probably sat comfortably [...]

Once you arrive in the USA, you may experience what many international students and newcomers to the country experience – culture shock. Although this promises to be one of the most [...]

Studying English as a second language in the US will benefit you in many ways. Research into the benefits of bilingualism, whether it is English or any other language, has shown that there are [...]

ESL abroad was a surprising experience of another culture.  You learned that despite thinking you knew all about the US and Americans from what you’d heard and read your whole life, you were [...]

In our blog about the importance of mental preparedness to lessen the effects of  culture shock, we offer some fundamental tools that you can use to help you adapt to your new life studying [...]

There are a lot of preconceptions of the US, American culture, and individual Americans.  Once you return home from ESL study in the US, you can share your personal experiences, and teach others [...]