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Harwood, Nigel; Austin, Liz; Macaulay, Rowena – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
As part of a larger interview-based study of the beliefs, practices and experiences of 16 proofreaders of student writing in a university setting, this article reports informants' conceptualisations of their role. "Proofreading" is defined for the purposes of this research as "third-party interventions (that entail some level of written…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Proofreading, Role
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Turner, Joan – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
This article reports on a research project on proofreading, prompted by its proliferation in contemporary higher education. The article is framed by an academic literacies perspective and develops the concept of "writtenness", which draws attention to both the underlying culturally and socially constructed values relating to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Proofreading, Role