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Grow Your Vocabulary by Learning Root Words
English has been called one the most difficult languages for non-native speakers to learn. One reason is that English has so many rules – and almost as many exceptions of those rules! Sometimes, this leaves learners con…
Learn Prefixes, Suffixes to Expand Your Vocabulary
On a recent program, we explained that knowing just a few root words in English can help you understand the meaning of hundreds more words. To refresh your memory, a root word is the simplest form of a word. For example…
Teachers Use Games for More Enjoyable Learning
Wordle has become one of the most popular online games in the United States since it came out last October. Players get six chances to guess and learn a five-letter word for the day. Many are sharing their game results …
Start New Year by Setting Reasonable Learning Goals
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you ideas about how you can improve your English skills. This week, Eli Hinkel, a professor at Seattle Pacific University, and Marla Yoshida, a Te…
Learning How to Ask Questions
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how to improve your English skills. This week, Suzanne Meyer, the assistant director at the English Language Institute at the Unive…
Improve Your Pronunciation By 'Shadowing' Others
Many English learners can improve their pronunciation by listening carefully to native English speakers and trying to match the up-and-down movement of their sentences. That is the opinion of Marla Yoshida, an English a…
College Degree Remains Big Prize for Many Student-athletes
Name, image, and likeness, or NIL, deals have enabled student-athletes to make money while going to college in the United States. But outside of some big-name athletes, many say that a degree remains the biggest, most im…
China Eases Pressure on Private Teaching Companies
China is quietly easing regulations on private education companies as the government aims to support a slowing economy. Government officials have not announced a policy change. But news reports say policymakers are now …
Uncertain Time for Immigrants’ Children in School
On the first day of seventh grade in Aurora, Colorado, this past August, Alisson Ramirez worried about making friends and not understanding lessons taught in English. "I was nervous that people would ask me things and I…
Program Trains Black Male Teachers for Preschools
The Leading Men Fellowship trains young Black and Latino men to become early literacy teachers in preschool classrooms across the United States. The program aims to deal with several problems at the same time. First, of…