Enhance Your Academic Writing: Editing Strategies and Tips
Explore the editing process in academic writing to improve structure, content, and language. Learn key aspects of editing and see examples of how to enhance your written assignments effectively.
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Editing www.kent.ac.uk/student-learning-advisory-service
Editing Editing This talk will help you: Understand what the editing process is Know what aspects of your assignment it involves Know how to edit your work to improve it
What editing encompasses What editing encompasses Key aspects of your written assignment: Structure Content Language
Structure Structure Overall Order of individual paragraphs Sentences within paragraphs
Structure Structure example example Before Edited version Willoughby (2019) found that children A nationwide survey by British Sport who played team sports suffered less (2018), found a direct correlation social anxiety than those undertaking between different types of sporting more individual activities. This supported a nationwide survey by British Sport activity and mental health. A later study (2018) which found a direct correlation by Willoughby (2019) supports this, between different types of sporting finding that children playing team activity and mental health. sports suffered less social anxiety than those undertaking more individual activities.
Content Content Ensure that you have: Answered the question in full Set out your argument and ideas clearly Included reliable evidence to support them
Content Content example example Before Edited version A recent survey into the subject found The Health Council survey that playing sport helped children grow (2019) found that children who into healthy adults. It also found that people who played outdoors a lot as a played 6 hours sport per week child lived longer than those who played were 40% less likely to suffer mostly indoors. from ill-health as adults, and (37 words) lived on average 2 years longer, than those who played none. (37 words)
Language Language Ensure that your writing is: Academic in tone Understandable Succinct
Language Language example example Before Edited version As I ve shown here, doing lots As this essay has shown, of sport as a kid will help keep regular exercise as a you fighting fit and live longer child can offer ongoing than if you don t. health benefits, including longer life expectancy.
Further resources Further resources For guidance on the broader range of skills needed to edit your work please go to the SLAS webpages http://www.kent.ac.uk/student-learning-advisory-service where you can: Book a one-to-one appointment with a SLAS adviser Attend a range of Online Bitesize Skills Development sessions For examples of clear, academic language go to: http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Get in touch Get in touch SLAS CONNECT To book an appointment: www.kent.ac.uk/student-learning-advisory-service learning@kent.ac.uk SLASkent KentUniSLAS SLASkent
