English is a common language in the world. There are different English courses you can take such as General English or Advanced Placement English (EAP). These courses have a lot of differences. General English teaches students essential English skills, but EAP expands focuses more in academic contexts. This paper will give more detail about how they are different, how they improved my skills, and the areas that I need to focus on. There are two main differences in EAP and General English; their structure and purposes differ. First, EAP has more formal writing and academic vocabulary. General English is utilized in daily life, or movies, newspapers, and music. Furthermore, this language is used in short stories, comic books, and in friendly conversations. On the contrary, teachers often use academic, EAP words to explain their lectures. Secondly, their purposes are completely different. EAP helps students to prepare for university and future careers, while General English helps students to improve their general communication skills to practice a new language. Overall, EAP has clear differences compared with General English. During the courses, I have improved many skills such as reading, writing, and listening. With reading, I learned skimming and scanning helped me a lot. Skimming is looking through a text very quickly to understand the main topics, and it is useful to find the main ideas faster. Whereas, scanning is looking for a word in the article to glean key words or ideas. I often use these skills when I first find a source; to specify if it answers my questions. In writing, I have improved by writing many small essays. Before EAP, my writing was at merit level and now it is much better. Finally, in listening, I have improved by spending lots of time listening to others speak. I have improved my skills in pre-listening and predicting, which I use often. In contrast, there are some skills I still need to improve on. My academic vo