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For international graduate students, that pressure is compounded, as doing everything in a second language and in an unfamiliar culture is that much more daunting, time-consuming, and exhausting. \u00a0Not surprisingly, services and resources for international students are often woefully inadequate for their needs, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.air.org\/resource\/serving-english-language-learners-higher-education-unlocking-potential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many institutions struggle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with how best to meet the needs of their English language learners.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One innovative way of helping these students is by giving them practice with the real-world English they\u2019ll need before they ever get to campus, which is just what the University of Maryland (UMD) is doing. \u00a0Determined to improve outcomes and experiences for international graduate students, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/voxy-partners-with-university-of-maryland-on-language-learning-as-international-student-population-grows-300640822.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UMD has partnered with Voxy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to offer learners admitted to the Bridge Program a combination of live, one-on-one instruction and personalized self-study the summer before they arrive in College Park. \u00a0Understanding that language learning works best when it\u2019s relevant and tailored to learners\u2019 needs, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the University of Maryland chose Voxy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a flexible and effective way for students to improve their TOEFL scores as well as their spoken and written English skills, positioning them for more successful experiences on campus.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kudos to UMD for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.umd.edu\/admissions\/youarewelcomehere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supporting international students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a time when immigrants might not feel particularly welcomed here. \u00a0As a former graduate student and professor myself, I am delighted that our platform will be able to help make the U.S. university experience a little easier for this cohort of students.<\/span><span class=\"google\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Determined to improve outcomes and experiences for international graduate students, the University of Maryland has partnered with Voxy to offer learners admitted to the Bridge Program a combination of live, one-on-one instruction and personalized self-study the summer before they arrive in College Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":23781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[717,711],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casos-de-exito","category-novedades"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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