PBC—The Department of Scientific English Language

Hey there! Well, if you are learning English language, it's always necessary understanding terms, expressions, words, idioms, inter alia, that ostensibly don't look like they are going to help you out in the future--but one never knows what tomorrow brings :-). Many people may think that the concept of learning something that seemingly is not going to give you any fruit is a waste of time, but, trust me, people are never 100% sure of what is concrete in this earth in learning English as yet. So, we should try new techniques to master or improve it.  THE WORD IS: UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE An  undergraduate degree  i s a colloquial term for an academic degree  earned by a person who has completed undergraduate  courses. In the United States and Mozambique, it is usually offered at an institution of higher education   education , such as a college or university . The most common type of these undergraduate degrees are associate's degree  and ba...

Pupil vs Student These two words are confusing for English learners as they mean the same and, often times, are wrongly i nterchangeably used. Today, I am going to break them down to you so that you can understand their  intrinsic  difference. A  pupil  is described as a person or learner who is enrolled in an educational institution or school. It is also used to refer to someone who is under the direct supervision of a teacher because he is either a minor or has special needs. In most parts of the world, such as England and in Asia, the term “pupil” is used to refer to schoolchildren who are in the primary and elementary grades as well as those in secondary schools.   A  student  is defined as a learner or a person who is enrolled and attends classes in an educational institution. The word is also used to refer to someone who is already a knowledgeable person but is undergoing further studies in a specific field or discipline in order ...

Hey there English learners! Today, we're going to understand  some Latin shorthanded  r o ots that prevail in English writing catgory. Thus, its field of study is stenography:  the art or process of writing in shorthand.  Here we go!   1. E.g.   The abbreviation “ e.g. " comes from the Latin phrase “ exempli gratia ", which translates literally as " f or example ," and it is used in English with that meaning to introduce one or more examples that illustrate something previously stated in order to make it more clear or understandable.   Here is an example:   1.1.  There are many communist countries in the world,  e.g. , China, Vietnam, North Korea and Cuba.   2. Etc.   The Latin phrase  et cetera  has been used in English since the early Middle Ages and translates as "and others of the same kind" or "and so forth." (Et  means "and";  cētera  means "the other, other...

Some ways of improving your reading skills in just 8 basic steps. It's not piece of cake stressing words in English. Consequently, I have reposted this very important information lesson that is going to change your perpectives in your listening and reading proficiency. 1.   Nouns and adjectives with two syllables The rule:   When a noun (a word referring to a person, thing, place or abstract quality) or an adjective (a word that gives information about a noun) has two syllables, the stress is usually on the first syllable. Examples: table  /TA-ble/ scissors  /SCI-ssors/ pretty  /PRE-tty/, clever  /CLE-ver/ Exceptions:   Unfortunately, there are exceptions to this rule.   It could be that a word was borrowed from another language or it could be totally random.   You just have to learn these “outsiders” by heart.   Here are three words you can start with: hotel   /ho-TEL/ extreme   /ex-TREME/ co...