by Jose Morales I just watched one of the best TEDed videos I have seen so far. It is about spelling, but more so about the meaningful structures of language that we as speakers take for granted. Whether we’re learning a new language from scratch, or just speaking our native language we rarely think about  Read more »

by Jose Morales   I can’t believe it has been three years. Three years. That is one year short of a presidential term. Yes, it is hard to believe I have been working at the ELLS for so long, yet It all makes sense in retrospect. I have worked at the learning centers since sophomore  Read more »

by Jose Morales Here at the English Language Learner Services we love to help you with your English communication skills. Whether is written or spoken, we have a program or resource to help you as a student thrive in the English language, and succeed by applying it academically. When we think of language we think  Read more »

I remember the Idea hitting me with an air of promise. It was last year’s spring when I went to George Mason for a quick tour about their ESOL programs. I had my mind set, ready for learning and brainstorming. At GMU, I learned about the various services they provide to English language learners. They  Read more »

By Cecilia Enriquez Source of my passion My American dream is to be a doctor and organize a group of doctors that are willing to help me and going with me into far communities that has little or no access to medicine. As a Bolivian, my plan is to go to these towns and be  Read more »

By Cecilia Enriquez Coming to the US was a big change for my family and me, everyday we learned something new from American society. We arrived at my uncle’s house, where we stayed for a month, and then my dad decided to find a place for us. He rented an apartment and we moved there  Read more »

By Cecilia Enriquez The passion that drives me everyday to continue studying and giving the best of me to people around me is my American dream. Before I came to US, I set goals that would help me to make my dream came true. My American dream is to be a doctor and organize a  Read more »

By Kouadio Koko This paper is written to provide information on my career, and a general outlook of my professional ambitions with a public health nursing focus. I am very comfortable with public health nursing. I believe that a career choice should not be focused only on financial need, but also what you will enjoy  Read more »

By Ahmad Abdul Ali Leaving Kabul and escaping to Mazar-Sharif was a difficult but life saving migration which distanced us from the ongoing war in Kabul. As I was five years old, it was time for me to go to school, which I looked forward to with a great passion. Our school was very small  Read more »