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As an international student from Japan, I think one of the biggest challenges for me has been to learn to write and to speak "American" English.
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As an international student from Japan, I think one of the biggest challenges for me has been to learn to write and to speak "American" English. Students from Asia have a tougher time learning English compared to international students from Europe, South America, and Africa. When it comes to learning how to write essays in English, I have noticed that it is more difficult for me,and my Asian friends from Asian to express ideas effectively. For example, at my school all graduate students must take the GET (Graduate Essay Test). I failed the test when I first arrived and had to take a supplementary course. I think Asian foreign students have trouble passing the GET test due to structural issues (how to develop ideas) and problems with expression (how to use words) with English that are very different from how students in Asian countries are taught. For example, the typical...
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