2016-08-30 Improve Your Writing by Using Concept Maps
English learners face a common problem: their writing often lacks clarity and cohesion. That is according to Babi Kruchin and Alan Kennedy who teach at the American Language Program at…
2016-08-27 Immigrants Find Their American Dream in the Kitchen
“They face the same challenges that any immigrants face: a different language, a different culture. They have left behind the whole world that they know: their neighbors, their parents, their…
2016-08-23 US College Students Missing Meals to Drink More Alcohol
Popular culture often shows alcohol as a big part of the college experience in the United States. Television programs and movies about American college life have images of wild parties…
2016-08-20 Immigrant Students Dream of Helping People
VOA Learning English talked with two students in the Nurse Aide training program at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School. Hasna Marmoucha is from Casablanca, Morocco. She moved to the…
2016-08-15 How Should Schools Deal with Misbehaving Students?
About 2.8 million American children were told at least once during the 2013-2014 school year to leave public school for bad behavior. In the United States, forcing a student to…
2016-08-13 ACT to Inspect Education Centers after Cheating Reports
The maker of a popular college entrance exam reportedly is dismissing its head of test security. The Reuters news service says the not-for-profit group, ACT Inc., now plans to audit…
2016-08-13 Immigrants Learn Nursing Skills as They Learn English
Many jobs in the United States can be outsourced, or done by workers in other countries. Much of the clothing sold in the U.S. is made in other countries, for…
2016-08-16 Improve Your English by Testing Yourself
English learners can improve their ability to remember and use new words by testing themselves. This idea comes from Sarah Lynn, an educational consultant and teacher at Harvard University’s Bridge…
2016-08-09 Improve Your English by Practicing Effectively
English learners can improve their ability to use different words by practicing. One way to practice effectively is through repetition – doing something over and over again. Repetition, however, does…
2016-08-06 College Students with Children Work Hard to Succeed
Nearly 5 million undergraduate students in the U.S. are parents. Their path is not easy. In addition to the demands of school, student-parents face the high cost of childcare and…
2016-07-30 Copying Is Easy, Getting Caught Is Easier
In the digital age, copying someone else’s words is easy, but getting caught copying is even easier. When Melania Trump recently spoke at the Republican convention, she used some of…
2016-08-02 Improve Your English by Connecting to What You Know
English learners can improve their ability to remember words by making connections to what they already know. That idea comes Sarah Lynn, an educational consultant and teacher at the Harvard…
2016-07-26 Young Senegalese Turn to English
It is late afternoon in the small village of Fandene, Senegal. Students begin to arrive at the local school. They arrive on bicycles, motorbikes, and donkey carts. Under the shade…
2016-07-23 University Students, Professors Clash over ‘Free Speech’
Freedom of speech is protected in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But universities across the U.S. are debating if they will tolerate all kind of speech on campus…
2016-07-12 Six Critical Skills for Today’s Global Economy
Children and adults need to develop six important skills to succeed in the modern global economy. This idea comes from two professors in the U.S. who study how people learn.…