What Do Proofreaders of Student Writing Do to a Master’s Essay? Differing Interventions, Worrying Findings

Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 474 - 530
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Abstract
There has been much interest recently in researching the changes editors, supervisors, and other language brokers make to the writing of L2 researchers who are attempting to publish in English. However, studies focused on the presubmission proofreading of students’ university essays are rarer. In this study of student proofreading, 14 UK university proofreaders all proofread the same authentic, low-quality master’s essay written by an L2 speaker...
Paper Details
Title
What Do Proofreaders of Student Writing Do to a Master’s Essay? Differing Interventions, Worrying Findings
Published Date
Jul 19, 2018
Volume
35
Issue
4
Pages
474 - 530
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