Sarah Gill
2015-06-30
Entering a new career in business already has its own unique challenges and when you add on a language barrier, attempts to succeed might be so frustrating it seems futile. Struggling to communicate with your co-workers may have felt defeating in the past, but practicing with this exercise is one way to help overcome conversational obstacles at work.
The basic terms used here are used in almost every business and will help reinforce the education you are already getting, being a business student, and allow you to more openly express yourself in a business context with your English speaking peers. By viewing these terms in example sentences you will develop a deeper understanding of how they are appropriately used in an actual business setting.
- My name is Josh and I work in the Sales Department, where our goal is to make Profit from selling our products and services.
- By effectively using our Social Media platform, ...
Yuri Sato
2015-06-20
Interested in studying in the US and don’t know where to go? With thousands of universities to choose from, the seemingly endless options can bewilder a person beyond rational decision making capability. When you’re stuck in a zombie-like trance it may appear that the twirling tunnel erupting with cascades of educational recommendations, financial information, and application requirements is never ending. If this has happened to you, or if you know someone who has been affected by this decision-making-dilemma, read further. Symptoms may include headache, irritability, and trouble sleeping.
Some universities offer various programs or grants to accommodate international students based on a specific path of study, like the medical field for example, but here, in hopes to cure your confusion, we take a look at a more general course of study. The universities listed below generate appeal to international students based on tuition and institutional grants/scholarships and the ac...
Carolina Villa
2015-06-07
When things started to get serious with my current boyfriend, he decided to drive me up to Oklahoma to meet his grandparents… All I could think to ask for was an accent decoder. Their sweetness and welcoming nature was totally apparent and readable, but when it came to actually talking to them, the exchange became a bit blurry. Don’t get me wrong, they didn’t have an impossible accent to understand, but I, being Latina and completely unexposed to any of the Inland Southern accents (other than briefly to my boyfriend’s Texan one), was extremely unprepared. So, so unprepared. I mean, I didn’t even know that there were different types of Southern accents, let alone know how they worked and how to understand them. With no time to spare and one too many nervous bones in my body, I turned to the web. Would the unfailing, knowledgeable web be able to get me used to the sounds of “Okie English”?
Believe it or not, I found gold. Not only are there sites that expertly examine ea...
Andrew Webber
2015-06-28
Literally yesterday, I asked my dad how to transfer money to pay monthly purchases on my credit card. I think that’s about the extent to which I have been taught finance in my family—you’re supposed to pay back everything you bought on your credit card the same month you made those purchases to avoid having to pay interest. I mean, sure, my family throws around fancy finance terms at the holiday dinner parties, but during those times I’m either at the kids table (because we all know 20 constitutes sitting with children) or completely ignoring the words I don’t recognize or know. This means most conversations are composed of prepositions and the nouns are all white noise of ignorance.
Anyway, I’m sure you get it—my literacy in anything financial is about as dismal as it gets. This article explores frequently asked questions when it comes to much of the process to get a credit card in the states and what prerequisites are needed.
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Gaspard Henri Erickson
2015-06-26
As our country's history treks forward into the unknown, ESL (English as a Second Language) programs are being banned and, in some cases, reinstated by state legislatures. Massachusetts, Arizona, and controversially California, have replaced slow immersion with an immediate… immersion, for lack of a better term. In other words, teachers within these public schools who used to be able to translate material into a student’s first language for students who weren’t as strong in English, were told not to do so (for the sake of the students, of course). In contrast, as these state public education systems ban ESL programs in their schools, some other private institutions have flourished their systems, encouraging students of all backgrounds to apply regardless of English background.
Of course, this does not mean these institutions teach all of their courses in alternate languages but that they have programs set up to accommodate for cultural difference and assist in picking up E...
Erika Jameson
2015-06-24
I’m an international student. I get it. Opening a bank account isn’t the easiest thing for us fellas, but it’s easier when you know exactly how to do it. Why open one you ask? Well, truth be told, students don’t seem to be the most organized people out there. Just think about it: we have 8 am classes to worry about, unbelievably expensive and heavy textbooks to carry around, and only about 3 hours of sleep cached into our system. How in the world would we have time to worry about cash and money managing in the first place? That’s where the advantage of having a bank account comes in.
With a flow of loans, financial aid and money from home, keeping everything balanced and structured is hard without a bank account. An account enables you to pay everything (including bills and food) online, which is the type of convenience that makes life bliss. Most banks issue a debit card to anyone who opens an account, so cash will almost never be needed, and consequently will not...
Mark Barnes
2015-06-21
When I first delved into the complicated business of writing my college application essays, I was at a bit of a loss for words. Honestly, it’s tricky to find outstanding originality when you’re swimming in a pool with thousands of other fish. What to write? What to say? These questions aren’t easily answered. Now add the pressure of answering them for Brown’s or Princeton’s Admissions cabinet, and being unique just reached a whole new level of urgency.
Though catering to the Ivy League standards is by no means easy, there are certain pointers that can alleviate some of its hardship. First of all, forget the whole ‘amazing role model + humanitarian ideals’ charade. I mean, I get it, it’s true…but the thing is, what universities (and prestigious ones in particular) really want to hear are your most random observations; things like a story about how you noticed the stream next to your house stopped flowing as fast, or how ant colonies were diminishing in your backyard. What...
Eduardo Miller
2015-06-05
If someone told you that you could make money while staying at home and run a load of laundry at the same time, would you believe them? Pretty outlandish, right? Not these days. With the onslaught of social media and online learning facilities, new job opportunities are continuously emanating from the LED lights before you. (Look! Here’s one now ↓)
One particular area of employment that has advanced tremendously to better reach their audience, or student body, is teaching. Forget the stiff four walls, uncomfortable chairs, and the too-close-for-comfort classmate with bad breath; professors of 2015 know that online teaching can be a beneficial way of teaching students who require a slightly more flexible schedule, can’t make the drive every day, or simply prefer learning in the comfort of their own home.
The growing number of students wanting to take online courses has resulted in an escalated demand for teachers. Other than the satisfaction of witnessing d...
