2018-02-07 Many Food Names in English Come From Africa
On a recent program, we told you stories of English words borrowed from other languages. Today, we will tell you about words English has taken from African languages. Many of…
2018-01-24 Artificial Intelligence Beats Humans in Major Reading Test
Machines equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) have performed better than human beings in a high-level test of reading comprehension. Two natural language processing tools received higher test scores than humans…
2018-01-30 Rebuilding Puerto Rico May Help Improve Science Education
Many people in Puerto Rico, a United States territory, are still suffering the effects of two powerful hurricanes that hit the island last year. Hurricane Irma struck in early September,…
2018-01-28 College Admissions: Bridging the Language Gap
International students can face many kinds of barriers in applying for admission to colleges and universities in the United States. These can include high costs and extreme distance from family…
2018-01-10 Iran Bans Teaching of English in Primary Schools
Iranian officials have banned the teaching of English in primary schools. Mehdi Navid-Adham, chief of Iran’s High Education Council, informed state television of the ban last Saturday. The move came…
2018-01-07 Study: One Third of STEM Students in US Change Majors
Most college students in the United States choose their major, or main field of study for their degree, before or during their first year. For Saskia Fagan, making that choice…
2018-01-14 College Admissions: Visiting Schools to Learn More
So many everyday activities in modern life are done over the internet. This includes everything from buying clothes to watching movies to even applying for admission to college. Almost every…
2018-01-17 English Words Borrowed From the Americas
On a recent program, we told you the stories of some English words borrowed from Japanese. Today, we will tell you about words English has taken from languages of the…
2018-01-03 American English Words Borrowed from Japanese
Think of a language as a living thing. Like most things living, languages are always growing and changing. And today, in our highly connected world, these changes happen more and…
2017-12-30 College Admissions: Searching for Financial Support
Higher education in the United States has never been more costly. The College Board is an independent organization that supports the growth of higher education in the U.S. It says…
2017-12-27 Programs Let Inmates Earn University Degree While in Prison
In 2012, Rena Sard was sentenced to five years in prison at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women. She was 47 years old. “I didn’t have five years of my…
2017-12-24 The Art of Walking, The Joy of Garbage, Unusual College Classes
How much can walking really teach you? Can you learn enough from walking to make an entire college class about it? Kenneth Keffer thinks you can, and he should know.…
2017-11-19 US Universities Working Together to Help Poor Students
Michigan State University has long worked with and competed against other colleges and universities in the United States. Michigan State, a public research university, often works on joint research projects…
2017-12-06 Prepare Yourself for a Better TOEFL Score
If you are interested in studying at an American college or university, you have probably heard about the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test is widely known…
2017-12-20 Education Tips: Managing Large Language Classes
Many English language teachers around the world face a common problem: large class sizes. A large number of students in a classroom can lead to difficulties for both the instructor…