Welcome to English Around the World!
We help international engineers quickly become fluent in English. We go to your company in Seattle and Bellevue. We also help our ESL clients adjust to living in Seattle more quickly.
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English Around the World was created to serve the English needs and cultural transition needs of international clients and immigrant professionals who work in Seattle and Bellevue. Our clients want fast progress in a short time. They also prefer the benefits and privacy that individual sessions offer. Our goal is to help you become fluent in English quickly and to become adjusted to life in the U.S. so your cultural transition is smoother and less stressful.
If you would like suggestions on how to improve English on your own, we are happy to send you a free report entitled
"5 ways to improve my English"
Click the button on the right side of this page to request the report or email us at support@englisharoundtheworld.com
English or Culture?
When international professionals first start working in a U.S. company, one of the challenges they face is being fluent enough in English to understand their colleagues and being understood by them. Their American co-workers may speak too fast, so it is difficult to join them in conversation and build relationships.
Another is building their life all over in a new country. Is there a grocery store that sells food from back home? What do I say at a parent-teacher conference? How do I find a good doctor? Where can I go to make new friends?
In many countries, life is more group oriented. You don't need to make an appointment to see a friend. You just drop by their home and you are always welcome to stay for dinner.
In many parts of the U.S., the culture leans toward individual oriented living. This, combined with English fluency and having no driver license, contribute to loneliness in many immigrants and long-term visitors.
Career Advancement
Our professional clients are usually already accomplished in their career back home. However, in the U.S., nobody knows who they are or recognizes their accomplishment. Some find themselves advancing in their career less quickly than they would like. They may wonder why someone less competent gets the promotion and not them. Why does someone who can talk a good talk and knows how to present a good image gets the recognition, while they are the ones who produce high quality work? Does presentation really count that much in this culture? And how can they present themselves in such a way that their ability gets the recognition they deserve?
Social Life
The socializing, or lack of it, in their U.S. workplace may contribute to a sense of isolation. Often international employees of large companies express surprise that their co-workers eat lunch by themselves instead of dining with colleagues. There are few social gatherings after work. Work life is separate from personal life.
In many countries, co-workers often become friends. Afterall, half of our waking hours is spent with our co-workers. Often, their stay-at-home spouses feel the isolation more intensely. Their friends and families are not around them. They have not yet made new friends in the new country. If they have not learned to drive, they become even more isolated when their husbands are at work. Without enough English skills, conversations can only go to a certain point. This is a challenge in building a network in their new environment.
Our Contribution
Our goal at English Around the World is to make the process of adjusting to this culture as smoothly as possible. We do this by customizing our work to meet your needs, whether it's English fluency, how to make presentations at work that appeal to an American audience, or finding connections in your community so you feel supported in your new home.
If you are wondering if our service could meet your English and cultural transition needs, feel free to discuss it with us at support@englisharoundtheworld.com.
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