Great essay and it answered a lot of my questions about pedagogical differences in teaching L2s and L1 who may make the same type of errors eh mistakes.
What I will take away the most from this reading is how instructors need to be careful NOT to make assumptions about the culture, background, and social norms students bring to the classroom. The key is to ASK first, then use that knowledge to guide feedback and instructional practices. Americans have a tendency to assume they know what other cultures believe and value but, just like we would not appreciate being lumped into one type of "American" lets not do that with our second language students either.
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