By Ahmad Abdul Ali My family came to US as refugees and I needed to learn English in order to integrate and succeed in the society. I learned the basics of the English language in community college and when I started JMU I still needed to improve it further. I started seeking resources that I Read more »
By Kristen Shrewsbury Summer consultations have taken a new shape for ELLS this year. When a few students were heading abroad and taking online JMU classes this May, I was excited to try using Skype and Google docs for consultations. We set up times to meet via email and then both logged onto Skype Read more »
By Kristen Shrewsbury Today we have a new writer, Cecilia. I am happy that the bulk email generated interest in the community, as so many of our writers have graduated recently. Her arrival has inspired me to reflect on the iterations of this community. The founders in spring 2009 wanted to work on writing by Read more »
By Kanar Hamza Background The purpose of this essay is to describe the academic difficulties that faced me as an international student during my academic experience in JMU. JMU has students in different regions around the world. Each of them comes from different cultures and different academic experience. In this essay, I will try to Read more »
