Cleaner, helper, teacher? The role of proofreaders of student writing

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 569-584

  Harwood, Nigel ^a   Austin, Liz ^a   Macaulay, Rowena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic support; academic writing; feedback; non native writer; proofreading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863827155     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.531462     Document Type: Article

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