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Friday 11 November 2011

How Foreign Students Can Improve Their English Grammar Skills

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        International or foreign students who are planning to take up undergraduate courses in universities and colleges in the United States should first make concerted efforts in developing and improving their English grammar and writing skills before they actually study in a higher education level institution in the U.S. Even if those students are not native English speakers, it is essential that they should improve their grammar and writing skills in English because it would help them in overcoming some of the challenges they would face in their English verbal and written communications.

        If you are a foreigner planning to study at a higher education level institution in the U.S., it is important that you engage in some activities that would help you in improving your English grammar and writing skills. Improving grammar and writing skills in English is essential because it would help an international student in adjusting to the American university or college setting, in communicating with native English speakers at the campus, and in the various academic writing tasks that have to be written in English.

        There are several activities that a prospective international student could do in improving his skills for English grammar and writing. The activities include taking up a short-term course in English reading and writing that you could take before you study in the U.S., or during your university studies. When you are already studying in the U.S., you could take the short-term course in the university where you are studying or as online course offered by an online school.

        Another important activity is regular reading of written materials such as books, newspaper, and magazines since reading those materials would expose you to both the formal and informal styles of writing in English. Watching English language television shows and films would expose you to the common style of English that is used in everyday conversation.
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