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35 Engaging ESL Games to Enhance Your English

35 Engaging ESL Games to Enhance Your English

Learning English does not have to be a tedious process. These ESL games will help you perfect your English, whatever your current proficiency.
ESL Writing Tips

ESL Writing Tips

You are a professional and are very proficient at academic writing in your first language, but when it comes to translating your work into written English, suddenly you don't know your "ifs" from your "ofs." This is natural in professional ESL writing, because writing in another language is a lot more complicated than speaking it. However, here are some helpful tips to improve your ESL writing.
ESL Writing Tips Podcast

ESL Writing Tips Podcast

You may be great at writing in your native language, but during the translation process what you are trying to say may come across as being inconsistent or unclear. This podcast will give ESL writers some helpful tips to improve their compositions.
How to Use Social Media to Improve Your English

How to Use Social Media to Improve Your English

Improve your English-language skills with the help of some of your favorite social media websites.
Is French Your First Language? Avoid These 5 Common English Errors

Is French Your First Language? Avoid These 5 Common English Errors

For French speakers trying to avoid common English errors, the similarities between the languages can be more of a stumbling block than the differences.
Let's Have Fun With English

Let's Have Fun With English

The English language is a tricky one, which is why our editors offer helpful writing tips about everything from writing a thesis statement to homophones to capitalization. Though learning English is difficult, there can be some humour in some of the language's common usage errors.
Precise Prepositions: Do YOU Know Which Word to Use?

Precise Prepositions: Do YOU Know Which Word to Use?

This quiz will test your knowledge of a tricky little part of speech—the preposition.
The 10 Most Common ESL Mistakes

The 10 Most Common ESL Mistakes

Scribendi.com's editors outline the ten most common mistakes made by ESL students.
The 10 Most Common ESL Mistakes Podcast

The 10 Most Common ESL Mistakes Podcast

Let's give credit where credit is due: Being an English as a Second Language (ESL) student is tough. You must learn new material in your field of study while also learning another language. Sometimes, you may sit through classes that you do not fully understand, which can affect your ESL writing. In addition, the requirement to write papers in a language that is not your first language (and may even be your third or fourth) is daunting. Kudos to all ESL students! In this podcast, we highlight the 10 most common ESL mistakes we’ve encountered in ESL academic writing.
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