There is a theory that a conservative mindset does not understand what it is doing and merely repeats what it has observed other doings.   This is probably a both a little simplistic and a little unavoidable. It is simplistic because the same person who understands one subject well may not understand another subject…

GLA Academy realizes the biggest adaption needed in a foreign culture is usually the language. The only real exception is where the languages are the same. But even if one has a decent command of the local tongue there are still other aspects of the culture that one has to adapt to. Any advice about…

SOME BASIC ADVICE: Read the question. It is too easy for the student to think the question said one thing when it actually says something different. This can cause disastrous results. Write the essay you are meant to write. Answer the question. This can go wrong at several levels. If you have a lot of…

Any language is complex. One only has to look at a small dictionary to get a rough estimate of the vocabulary. And then there’s the many way that words link together; grammatical rules are complex. The good news is that the reality of language is more intuitive than the rules would have you believe. Languages…