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Return to Guidebook Contents | WSU Writing Web Program Overview: ENG 101 for Non-Native Speakers of English State’s diverse student population includes international students who speak English as their second language. If English is your second language, you can increase your knowledge of English by working with an instructor who has experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Also, if you have taken the Writing Placement examination, you may have been advised to take ESL courses. For more information regarding these classes or the examination, contact the Director of ESL in the English Department.
The ESL writing courses available are:
When you write, cultural differences may lead to minor problems. Each culture has its own style of writing, acceptable use of collaboration, and definition of plagiarism. In the United States, plagiarism is copying information from a source without giving credit to the original author of the source. Collaborating with another person by sharing ideas is not plagiarism; however, collaborating too much, like writing each other’s papers or writing sections of papers for one another, is considered plagiarism. If you have questions about this admittedly vague concept, ask your instructors what they consider appropriate or acceptable.
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