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'Write Here, Write Now' episode 6: Editing and Proof-reading

'Write Here, Write Now' episode 6: Editing and Proof-reading

Released Friday, 20th September 2019
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'Write Here, Write Now' episode 6: Editing and Proof-reading

'Write Here, Write Now' episode 6: Editing and Proof-reading

'Write Here, Write Now' episode 6: Editing and Proof-reading

'Write Here, Write Now' episode 6: Editing and Proof-reading

Friday, 20th September 2019
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The essay is completed! The final episode of Write Here, Write Now hones in on an academic writing aspect that is largely neglected by students: “Editing and Proof-reading”. Poor time-management frequently results in submitting the assignment just in time for a deadline. Usually, assignments that have not had the benefit of being edited or proof-read before submission lose a considerable number of marks for including material that is not relevant to the assignment question or for containing a considerable number of grammatical and spelling errors that affect the students’ intended meaning. The final episode’s student interview ascertains whether or not students consider editing and proof-reading an integral part of the essay-writing process and how students could be supported further in this area. Likewise, the lecturer that is interviewed during this final episode addresses the importance of this aspect of academic writing from a supervisor’s perspective and highlights how it is a key skill to acquire especially if students intended to pursue an MA or PhD degree. The principle issue with editing, however, is deciding what to cut and why. The helpful advice section of the final episode emphasises strategies that have worked for students that have had issues with this area in the past and point to any other resources that can be consulted to improve students’ academic writing skills in this respect.

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