At Kaplan, we often use newspapers and magazines in ourcourses. These are useful not only for vocabularybuilding, but also as analytical tools to help studentsbetter understand ways to approach questions on varioustests.
Naturally, a side benefit of reading these materials is that one can learn more about attitudes regarding various issues in foreign countries; however, we must always keep
in mind the interests and biases of the writers and their employers. Their articles may not always reflect attitudes in their countries as a whole, and "facts" may even be distorted to conform to the author's point of view.
We associate this phenomenon most often with articles about politics and economics, but bias is common in every subject from space exploration to fashion.
Reading a variety of sources with different viewpoints about a given subject goes a long way toward developing our critical reading skills, which are essential for future academic success.
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