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Hi Mitchelk,

Thanks for accepting my invitation.Happy to be your friend.

I am Nada from Yemen , 24 , work as a volunteer teacher in the university, computer science .

like reading , sports(Yoga- swimm-football),computer

want to get many friends from over the world, speaking exchangeing ideas,knowledge , for better life

so , you are Eager to teach , i am your student u can teach me to improve my english, i am very good learner.

Tell me about u?

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thanks,

I'll hope you to talk and improve my English.

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Writing with Structure in the ESL Classroom

March 7, 2008
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Writing can be hard, even for me a native English speaker and ESL teacher. But once ESL students become comfortable with writing in English, it is important to introduce some common structures in English writing.

Traditionally in English, an essay states the main idea in the first paragraph and each paragraph that follows supports the main idea. While this rigid structure is not always followed, students should understand that normally they should structure their writing in that manner.

ESL teachers, especially native English speakers, may not consider teaching essay organization, but some cultures value other essay structures. There is a great video clip about a nonnative English speaker, Pablo Zapata, and his problems with the very direct manner of English essay writing.

Some students may have a hard time transitioning to this style of writing, but once their language is intelligible, it is a necessity. English readers have certain expectations about how writing should be organized, especially in academics. As teachers, we should give our students the skills to meet readers' expectations.

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