In the Conversation Partners Program, international students develop English language skills, lifelong friendships

In the Conversation Partners Program, international students develop English language skills, lifelong friendships

From ordering a muffin at the Blue Room to engaging in small talk after class, conversational English permeates the day-to-day lives of all those on campus. But the terms and phrases used in these routine conversations may not come naturally to some international students who did not grow up speaking English.In order to apply to Brown, international graduate students whose primary language is not English must pass a language proficiency test. Wh…