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People with English as their second language will very often write only for content and let their "internal monitor" stay turned off ''unless they know'' that they need to turn on that monitor because they are being assessed for more than mere content. | People with English as their second language will very often write only for content and let their "internal monitor" stay turned off ''unless they know'' that they need to turn on that monitor because they are being assessed for more than mere content. | ||
I thus added "Please note | I thus added "Please note: your biography must demonstrate that you possess high proficiency in English." In this way, applicants are forewarned that they must "turn on" their "internal grammar monitor" when they write their bios. | ||
The reason I have made this change is because I've been really concerned that we have been rejecting contributors who have '''the ability''' to write high level English but just do not take the time and effort to do so ''in this application'', because we are not forewarning them that ''their English is being assessed''. | The reason I have made this change is because I've been really concerned that we have been rejecting contributors who have '''the ability''' to write high level English but just do not take the time and effort to do so ''in this application'', because we are not forewarning them that ''their English is being assessed''. | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 30 January 2008
People with English as their second language will very often write only for content and let their "internal monitor" stay turned off unless they know that they need to turn on that monitor because they are being assessed for more than mere content.
I thus added "Please note: your biography must demonstrate that you possess high proficiency in English." In this way, applicants are forewarned that they must "turn on" their "internal grammar monitor" when they write their bios.
The reason I have made this change is because I've been really concerned that we have been rejecting contributors who have the ability to write high level English but just do not take the time and effort to do so in this application, because we are not forewarning them that their English is being assessed.
With forewarning, those who have the ability to write in high level English can and will typically do so, because the forewarning signals to them that they must "turn on" their "internal monitor" to make it so and not just write for content.
Stephen Ewen 03:35, 30 January 2008 (CST)