Student Guide #3:
How our writing review service can help you become a better writer.
In this short guide, we will present a few ways in which our writing review service can help you become an impressive writer. We offer a variety of different writing review options, which we won’t go into too much detail about here, but there is a link to this information at the bottom of this post for you to check out at your leisure.
Many of you who have used AI to review your writing will know that it is a very powerful tool when it comes to checking the correctness of your writing, and it even helps you rewrite some of your pieces if you ask it to. However, we don’t believe that it replaces the value of having your writing reviewed by a human. We will try to demonstrate our thinking on this pertinent issue by highlighting the things that human writing reviewers excel at. To keep you on your toes, there’s a little activity for you to do as you read through this post. Please try to put the titles in the box below in the right places as you read the text.
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Some people may think that reviewing writing is purely an exercise in error correction. This is not the case at all. Although teachers highlight errors and look for inconsistencies, they also consider a variety of factors that can enhance a writer’s overall skills. It is entirely possible for a piece of writing to tick all the boxes in terms of word choice and grammar, yet miss the purpose of a task, or go off on a tangent that makes a piece misleading or drawn out. Our teachers guide writers to help them achieve the true purpose of their writing. We also consider important aspects such as tone and register to ensure that a piece of writing consistently sings to its intended audience.
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Unlike AI, experienced teachers don’t just spot mistakes and mention them. We have ways of presenting ideas that enable the writer to learn new skills and adapt their writing style. Additionally, writers can take advantage of the enormous bank of learning resources
that our writing reviewers are aware of. An improving writer could spend hours poring over reference books looking for new styles and strategies to engage their readers. This precious time could be saved by working alongside our teachers, who can quickly identify areas to improve and introduce resources that help the writer make the necessary adjustments to their writing style. That way, you spend more time learning and less time hunting for the things that will help you learn.
When a writing review is done well, it becomes a collaborative process in which the teacher throws ideas at the writer and allows them to solve problems themselves. Thus giving the writer the power to spot and correct errors. Over time, this creates an efficient writer who writes directly to their audience with a high degree of accuracy.
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Learning how to write well is a frustrating process at the best of times. It takes deep consideration of the ideas you wish to convey, and even deeper consideration of how you wish to convey them. We humans will always be better at providing constructive feedback than an AI system because we will always be empathetic when we review your work. Our teachers have a lot of experience in educating English language learners, and know how to go about the tricky task of correcting errors made by students. Our writing reviewers create an atmosphere that allows creativity to run free and learning to be at the centre of the writing process. Without this atmosphere, progress will be inhibited. Improving your skills with a human writing reviewer makes the process of learning to write feel easier and the pain of making mistakes feel less severe, creating a motivated writer who isn’t afraid to make mistakes.
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Sometimes you just need a teacher to look over your writing and see if you’ve missed anything. Our experienced teachers bring with them a fresh perspective and ideas that can help enhance a piece of writing in an atmosphere that is conducive to learning. They won’t write it for you. But
they can point you in the right direction and make suggestions that could take your writing from mediocre to marvellous.
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Your writing reviewer is at hand to help you develop your writing style and keep it consistent so that the next time you write your reader knows it’s you who is writing to them, not an imposter. When speaking, we create and maintain our own style naturally in the way we introduce ourselves, make jokes, get our points across, and so on; yet in writing, this is a much more difficult skill because we have the time to consider exactly how we wish to put something. For many, this is as exciting a prospect as it is a daunting one. With a writing reviewer by your side, you can be given a useful nudge towards finding your true voice on the page, and using it at will.
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Our teachers spend a lot of time with words. They take a particular interest in complex grammar constructions, and expressing ideas in novel ways. This can be incredibly useful to a language learner because they can enhance their skills by receiving feedback on their writing from someone who knows a thing or two about the creative end of the language. The nuances of the English language should not be overlooked by an improving writer because it is in these tiny areas that there is the most room for improvement. Your teacher will be able to spot where a turn of phrase may make all the difference to your reader.
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Language is a living thing that changes with the times, and the best writers are forever breaking the rules of yesterday. However, there is a fine line between using the language in an innovative way and producing nonsense. Worse still, the line is moving with the times, too. Your writing reviewer’s insights could help you gauge which side of the line your piece of writing lands on. Your reviewer can also help you understand when and when not to take risks. Becoming a good writer takes guts and good judgment; your writing reviewer can help you with both. By improving your skills with a writing reviewer, you can become a pioneer of the language, instead of a prisoner to it.
Is learning with a 1-2-1 teacher for you?
The route to deciding to study 1-2-1 with an English teacher is often a long one. Especially for students who have only really known classroom-based education. There are many options to consider, not least the financial aspect of investing a good amount of money in the process in order to achieve results. I hope this post helped you to understand some of the key reasons why learning 1-2-1 is a sound investment of your time and money. It truly is the most efficient way to achieve a target and keep achieving subsequent goals. If you are keen to start learning with dedicated a professional, please don’t hesitate to get in touch to learn more about our 1-2-1 teaching and writing review services.
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