Writing Across Borders

I think the film proposed some interesting ideas about international students. I'm not sure if I buy into the "acceptable paper" method of grading (that sounds like settling for mediocrity to me), but I do think that international students should be graded primarily on content. Looking back on my own experiences with a second language, it is difficult to learn the nuances while you are trying to master vocabulary and verb conjugations. At the same time, I think that flaws in writing should be pointed out so we can learn from our mistakes. Learning from past mistakes has helped me enormously; I would argue that I have learned as much from my mistakes as I have from my successes, if not more.