Created by Young-Kyung Min, PhD Students who do not speak
English as their native language may face many challenges as
they begin their college career in an English-medium academic
environment. These resources below are designed to provide
practical guidelines and strategies to help students be
successful in their academic endeavors here at the University of
Washington Bothell. Although there are discipline-specific
conventions and rules, the general information and tips on
writing, reading, and speaking strategies on this website are
aimed to help ESL students get started as they learn to
communicate their ideas in written and spoken English. These
resources provided are intended not only to assist students with
their course assignments and projects, but also to help students
better understand US university life and culture. Developing
academic literacy skills will not happen overnight; it requires
earnest efforts and continuous practice. Please continue to
visit the website as more resources will be addedto