The skills of quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing are largely expected in the academic environment of the North American culture. Often, the international student does not know how to explain in their own words what an expert has already stated.
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- Teaching Writing
Writing is probably the least popular of the four language skills for our students to learn. It is an isolating individual activity that requires focus and repetition. Students often struggle to understand the differences between the written and spoken versions of English as well as the formatting differences from one written text to another. The courses in this section provide you with a range of writing activities that allow students to tap into their creativity to learn the in’s and out’s of writing different formats in English.