In this episode, Elizabeth and Linley discuss their personal experiences interviewing and being interviewed for jobs and share a few tips.

Episode 12 Our Experience with Job Interviews

In this language focus episode, Linley and Elizabeth discuss best practices for pronouncing numbers such as individual sounds and word stress.

Episode 11 Number Pronunciation

In this episode, you'll hear the remainder of the interview with Tim Fox as he gives advice for how to interact with the doctor and navigate the clinic system.

Episode 10 Going to the doctor Part II

In this episode, you'll hear the fist half of an interview with Tim Fox about Student Health Services.

Episode 9 Going to the doctor Part I

In this episode, you'll hear from Linley's mom, L'Anna, and Rachael Winfrey talking about housing. We discuss important points to consider from the perspective of both a landlord and tenant.

Episode 8

In this episode, you'll hear an introduction to thought groups and some important announcements about the podcast.

Episode 7.5

In this episode, you will hear Dr. William Lan, an Educational Psychologist, discuss how teachers can motivate their students. Students could also use themselves to enhance their own motivation as learners!

Episode 7 How to motivate students

In this language focus episode, you will hear a discussion of some terms and pronunciation pattern of a West Texas accent.

Episode 6.5 West Texas Dialect

In this episode, you'll hear the remainder of the interview with Linley's dad, Jeff. In this half of the interview, Jeff talks about sales practices and gives tips to consumers.

Episode 6 Interview cont.

In this episode, you'll hear a discussion of key vocabulary terms from last week's episode.

Episode 5.5 Vocabulary from Previous Episode

In this episode, Linley's dad, Jeff, talks about owning a small business in the U.S. and provides insight into the hiring practices of U.S. managers.

Episode 5 Small business in the U.S.

In this episode, we discuss how you can use prominence to make contrasting concepts clear.

Episode 4.5 Prominence and Contrasts

In this episode, you'll hear from Eve and Ruben regarding their experience with cultural transition as international students.

Episode 4 Cultural Transition

In this episode we discuss idioms and expressions you heard in episode 3. Check out our blog to find the list!

Episode 3.5 Idioms Unpacked

Meet Rachel, Rachel, and Linley, the EIS team!

Episode 3 Meet the EIS Team

Learn more about how your tone choices affect how listeners interpret your message.

Episode 2.5 Tone Choice Unpacked

Hear a Mongolian international student's perspective on education in the U.S. Learn about high context culture and low context culture and share your thoughts with us!

Episode 2 Education in Mongolia and the U.S.

In this episode, we will further discuss prominence and how using it effectively will help you communicate and understand meaning.

Episode 1.5 Prominence Unpacked

Hear an interview with advice and information about applying for grad school from TTU's Director of Graduate Admissions. Learn about the history of Valentine's Day in Culture Corner. The Language Focus for this episode is Prominence.

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