Winter Break
This year we asked students to tell us about their winter break. These were the prompt questions: Where did you go on your winter break? Why did you choose that place? What did you...
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Meet Our Staff: IEC Office Manager
Name: Stephanie Trottier Job Title: Office Manager Where are you from? I am from a small town in northeast Wisconsin. I moved to St. Cloud in fall 2011. Why did you move to St....
Have Fun While Studying!
by: Rachid Ouedraogo As college students, we know studying can be boring, sometimes even awful. Here are a few ways you can make your study time more enjoyable. Listen to music Listening to music...
Improve Your English Level With Podcasts!
By: Youngsin Choi Do you think we are living in a new normal? Things that we used to do without any difficulty became quite challenging, such as meeting friends or going to a restaurant...
How to Succeed in Online Classes
By: Rachid Ouedraogo Many schools have gone online since Coronavirus/Covid-19 began. Although this was the best response to ensure students’ health and safety, online classes can be more difficult for some students. In this...
10 Common Idioms for School
In today’s post, we share 10 common idioms about school. An idiom is an expression or phrase that has a meaning other than its literal one. This might sound confusing, so let us break...
IEC Trip: Tri-County Humane Society
The IEC students took a trip to the Tri-County Humane Society (TCHS) in St. Cloud. A humane society may also be called an “animal shelter”. This place takes care of abandoned or stray animals,...
IEC Student Spotlight: Ondari Eric Nyabuto
The IEC welcomed 10 new students this spring, all from different countries. We are very happy to have such a diverse program this semester. We look forward to getting to know each of them...
IEC Student Spotlight: Meet Faisal
By: Rachid Ouedraogo Say hello to Faisal! He’s a current international student in the IEC, level 3. Faisal comes from Saudi Arabia. He has worked very hard to improve his English while in our...
