What Are Appropriate Gifts In This Culture?
Gift giving is different from culture to culture. Remember the journalist Lisa Ling? She told Oprah about receiving money instead of toys for special days when she was a child. After …
Category: Adjusting to Life in Another Culture
How To Create A Culturally Diverse Workplace
Wise companies are paying attention to creating an atmosphere in which people from all cultures feel at home. The premise? The better people feel, the more productive and effective they can …
Free Resources For Immigrants In Seattle
Yesterday, I went to an event filled with service providers for immigrants. What an eye opener! There are services I didn’t even know about that are free to immigrants. There are …
Where Can I Volunteer In Seattle?
One of the comments I often hear from international clients is that many people volunteer in Seattle. Not only in ESL Talk Time groups, but all kinds of projects. Over 30% …
Tips For HR Managers To Better Support ESL Employees
Let’s say you are the HR manager of a company with employees from many countries. You’ve been hearing from supervisors that some ESL team members may need more English skills. Maybe …
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How To Help ESL Employees Understand Company Benefits
Not long ago, I heard a story that reminds me of how important it is for employees whose native language is not English to understand company benefits. I used to go …
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How To Help ESL Employees Prepare For Performance Reviews
Have you ever done a performance review for an employee from another culture that takes way too little time? Especially the parts that indicate how they have improved themselves. There may …
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Tips For Making Friends With International Students
Most of my articles have been on how international students, professionals, and immigrants can improve their English or adjust more easily to their new culture. This article is going to be …
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How To Learn Discussion Skills
Is it possible to learn discussion skills if you did not grow up with them in your native culture? I believe so. I have seen international students and immigrant employees learn …
How To Choose A Quality University
What do you look for when shopping for a university? Whether they have the program you want is certainly one factor. How good that program is would be another. Leaving financial …