2016-04-19 Success In Debating and Business
Over the last few weeks we discussed a method for teaching debate to English learners. Debate is a valuable way to practice communicating. It can also bring long-lasting rewards outside…
2016-04-16 What America’s Top Schools Have in Common
Four public high schools named as the best in the United States have much in common. All four high schools have high academic requirements for students interested in admission. The…
2016-04-13 Successful Debate for Expressing Opinions
Teachers of English may hesitate to teach debate because they think it is beyond their students’ language ability, or proficiency. But debate can be a powerful tool. It can help…
2016-04-09 More US Students Choose College Overseas
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Hunter Bliss, like more and more American students, left the United States to go to college. He told the BBC that…
2016-04-07 New York’s Emergency Crews Learning Mandarin
When emergency workers arrive at an old firehouse in New York City, the way they greet each other is not what you might expect. These first responders say, “Ni Hao!”…
2016-04-05 Successful Debate Is Like Building a House
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. As an English learner, you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject. You want to have the…
2016-04-02 Students React to New SAT College Entrance Exam
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The new SAT college entrance exam has arrived. In March, hundreds of thousands of high school students took the redesigned test.…
2016-03-26 College Students Describe Election in One Word: Crazy
George Washington University is at the top of the list of U.S. schools with the “Most Politically Active Students” in 2016. But students at the school say they are not…
2016-03-23 Solar Powered Library Helps Remote Students
Alexis Cullen works as a volunteer in Vanuatu, one of the Peace Corp’s most remote postings. In the village where she works, called Naviso, some people have never heard of…
2016-03-20 Part-Time Professors Demand Full-Time Work
Christina McCoy is a professor who loves teaching 16th and 17th century Spanish literature. But after only one year of teaching at a university in southern Virginia, she is leaving.…
2016-03-13 US Universities Want More African Students
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The United States is looking for sub-Saharan African students to study at American universities. There were about 1 million international students…
2016-03-05 Kanye Tweets for Cheaper Textbooks
Rapper Kanye West went to the social media website Twitter in February to share his views on the cost of textbooks. “Education puts Americans into debt before they even get…
2016-03-04 National Grammar Day Is Here!
What will you be doing on Friday? How will you have spent your day? Do you have trouble understanding these questions? Then you should mark your calendar! Language teachers, learners…
2016-03-02 Immigrants Learn to Lose Their Accents
Some immigrants in the northeastern state of Maine are learning to lose their accents. Some of the immigrants speak English fluently, but have a difficult time being understood because they…
2016-02-23 Body Language Can Help With Public Speaking
Today, we return to the subject of successful public speaking centering on the physical message of presentation. Some call this body language. Charles LeBeau is a professor of public speaking…