Imtroduction To Academic Proofreading And Commenting 9.1

Question 1

Academic writing

Answer 1

• writing style is formal

• language is complex and technical terminology is common

• tone is objective so the focus is on facts

• all sources are cited

• follows an academic style guide (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago)

• vary in length from essays to dense books

Question 2

Proofreaders role in academic writing

Answer 2

• correcting grammar

• ensuring clarity

• fixing citation to match relevant referencing system

• checking for academic language

• check repetition, missed citations, informal writing

Question 3

Avoiding plagiarism

Answer 3

If you add new content or change the meaning of what a client has written.

Question 4

Rules to avoid academic plagiarism

Answer 4

• don’t expand on the client’s work.

• don’t rephrase the original work

• don’t rewrite sentences

• don’t correct factual errors

*typos on factual info can be addressed in comments if it is an obvious typo only

*(You can break apart or combine existing sentences. Also can eliminate text that isn’t helpful. Can correct grammar and punctuation and adjust terminology for academic tone but keep the original wording)

Question 5

Valid reasons to leave comments in Academic writing

Answer 5

• you can not work out what the author is trying to say

• you don’t know and can not find the term the writer has used

• a sentence is left unfinished

• you want check the edit preserved intended meaning

• the writer is repeating phrases,, ideas, arguments too frequently

• explains why you made a change

• writer omitted a reference citation

Question 6

How to write a comment

Answer 6

Keep them short and to the point avoiding overloading with info or tutoring.

If it is a reoccurring grammar issue leave a brief comment.

Keep it simple!

Question 7

How to use comments

Answer 7

• explain repeated grammar or punctuation errors

• when the meaning isn’t clear.
Either correct and ask them to check it or ask them to check and clarify.

• introducing abbreviations

• inconsistent terminology or changing to academic correction and ask them to check

• removing repetition and ask them to check if they wanted to say something else

• incomplete sentences need a comment to check and clarify

• uncited quotes should be asked to check source and add full citation

• obvious typos in quote should be asked to check source text

*DO NOT comment or correct any facts