ESL Tips

How can an ESL learner improve their reading skills? We asked students from our Advanced Intermediate Reading class to share some tips from their own learning experiences. Watch below to learn from our wonderful, hard-working…

One of the most beautiful aspects of MLC is the diversity of our student body. In any session, we often have students from over 20 countries making up our student community. In order to maintain…

MLC Instructor Julie Dean In our final post about past tense pronunciation, MLC Instructor Julie Dean will talk about the “ed” sound.  As we learned in our original post, there are three distinct ways to pronounce…

Julie Dean As we learned in our last post, there are three distinct ways to pronounce regular English verbs in the past.  These three sounds are: “t”, “d”, and “ed”.  In this post, will focus…

A common challenge for students learning English is the proper pronunciation of regular verbs in the past tense.  There are three distinct variations, depending on the verb. Instructor Julie Dean has taught English pronunciation at…

As mentioned in our last post, many MLC students study English because they plan to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam.  We want students to be as prepared as possible before…

Many MLC students study English because they plan to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam.  TOEFL is a standardized test that measures the English ability for foreign students attempting to enroll…

By Tom Limmer (Instructor) Most people will tell you that the best way to become truly proficient in a new language is to spend time in a country where that language is spoken. I find…