Brainstormed the types of areas to look for when self-correcting or editing.
Reviewed the written feedback that some course participants had contributed, looking for 'suspicious' language.
Some important things to look for while editing your writing are:
Grammatical / structural issues (e.g. consitency of tense usage, choosing the most appropriate aspect).
Agreement (e.g. subject verb, pluralisation).
Capitalisation (look for consistency).
Punctuation.
Spelling.
Consistency (e.g. British versus American usage, register, formailty).
Linking ideas and clauses / sentences appropriately, using discourse markers.
Appropriate organisation (e.g. paragraphing).
Self-study Practice
If you haven't done the mid-course feedback, please do so by e-mailing your teacher. Otherwise, you should prepare a sample of your work by printing out an e-mail or business letter, having previously deleted all the sensitive information (e.g. names, figures). Please bring this to class on Wednesday June 3.
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Lesson Nine / 27/05/2009
(Absent: Yong Suk Kim)Lesson Summary
In the ninth lesson, we:Some important things to look for while editing your writing are:
Self-study Practice
If you haven't done the mid-course feedback, please do so by e-mailing your teacher. Otherwise, you should prepare a sample of your work by printing out an e-mail or business letter, having previously deleted all the sensitive information (e.g. names, figures). Please bring this to class on Wednesday June 3.Resources
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