In this day and age, the skill of spelling seems to be becoming less important with the invention of spell-checkers on word processors. But if English is your second language, it helps to have a good idea of which word
Improve your English spelling
TOEFL iBT grammar
One of the things that can help you to get a better score with the grammar in the TOEFL iBT is understanding that it only tests American grammar. This means that if you have been exposed to both American and
What is your body language saying about you in job interviews?
Recently there have been a few good TV programs about people who use people’s body language to tell what they are really thinking. Programs like Lie to Me and the Mentalist. Being interested in psychology, I love to learn more
Asking questions in English
Think about how boring your language would be if everyone spoke the same way. If there were only one way of saying everything and if you didn’t say it that way, you were just plain wrong. People would not be
Bad job interview
I would like to share with you the story of one bad job interview that I had a couple of years ago in the hopes that you can learn some things about what not to do at job interviews. I
Top 5 common errors in English
When people learn another language, they make errors and mistakes. Mistakes are when you know the right answer but you misspeak or get nervous and say the wrong thing or just forget. Errors are when you say the wrong thing
Top 3 tips for the TOEFL iBT speaking section
To get the best score possible in the test, you should know a bit about how it will be evaluated. So, here are the top three tips from ETS. Know how the TOEFL iBT speaking section works The speaking section
Tricky Interview Questions
So, you are sitting in the nice comfortable office, waiting for your job interview in English to begin. You have been both looking forward to and dreading this interview for days now. It is such a good opportunity but since
Improve your English conversation, be a HIG!
How good are you at chatting? Not in English, just in general. Are you a chatty person who always becomes the life of the party or are you a quiet person who prefers to think than speak? In linguistics (the
The top 6 interview faux pas
Making a good impression is all about the first few minutes of the interview. You need to be able to show your potential employer that you would be a good fit in their image of what their company is. Here