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How Culture Affects the Way ESL Students Read English

 A helpful look into how students from other cultures understand and construct arguments, and as a result how they will respond to the material. As both an ESL and an English Composition tutor to international students, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of understanding a student’s cultural background when approaching them to teach English, including writing.

I would suggest if needed, to do some light research on basics of English Composition to be more aware how writers construct arguments in English, and then explain these to students.

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