Tag: Teaching
14
Apr
Teaching Students to Edit
by McKenzie VanOrden
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Editing is a valuable skill for college graduates, but what curriculum works for teaching students how to edit? Employers value editing skills when hiring college...
02
Apr
What Is the Relationship Between Reading and Writing?
by Samantha Caceres
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What does reading between the lines mean for editors and writers? Editors often encounter manuscripts that appear structurally weak. Arguments aren’t fully developed, and the...
09
Apr
Navigating Post-Editing Machine Translation in the Classroom
by Janna Miller
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As machine translation continues to improve, undergraduate translators share their experience with post-editing machine-assisted translations. As the world has become increasingly interconnected, the demand for...
25
Nov
Teaching Inclusivity in Editing: Time for a Change?
by Amelia Anderson
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It’s time to adjust how we teach new editors. How can we better incorporate inclusivity in traditional guidelines? Editing is classically known for its adherence...
24
Nov
Arguing Potential: How to Craft an Excellent College Application Essay
by Chaning Cunningham
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By understanding college essay criteria, editors can more effectively help prospective students craft essays that improve their chances of admission. One of the most important...
10
Apr
Are Universities Really Preparing Editors for the Real World?
by Karlie Kelsch
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The learning outcomes of university-level editing courses don’t match the skills required for technical editing jobs. How can editing programs improve? College education keeps getting...
18
Jun
Peer Editing to the Rescue!
by Hope Jones
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With teachers feeling overstretched and overworked, peer editing became a vital tool used in the development of EFL students in Bogotá, Colombia. But just what...
23
Nov
How Less Clarity Could Improve Active Processing
by Lydia Mercado
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Consider your goals as you write—could coherence get in the way of your goal? Using more ambiguity may actually aid students in understanding concepts more...
10
Jun
Should Teachers Read to Your Middle School Students?
by Kate Davis
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Not all teachers read to their middle school students. But reading aloud to kids may be very beneficial, even in classes like math and science....
08
Jun
When to “Tell”: Should Our Fiction Be Concrete?
by Lauren Johnson
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Creative writing classes often instruct their fledgling authors to “be concrete.” But fleshing out your narratives could be hurting your stories. “Show, don’t tell” is...
