As English becomes the lingua franca of the global academy for students writing coursework and dissertations/theses, and for lecturers writing for publication, there is a growing need for editing (or 'proofreading') of L2 students' and academics' English language texts to ensure these texts are fit for purpose. Recent work researching the editing of student writing (e.g., Harwood et al., 2009; Harwood, 2018, 2019; Turner, 2018) and of academics' writing for publication (e.g., Burrough-Boenisch, 2005; Li, 2012; Luo & Hyland, 2016, 2017) has studied editing from a number of perspectives, and this symposium seeks proposals which will extend this knowledge base. Themes to address include: What types of interventions do editors make to writers' texts? Why, how, and to what extent do different editors intervene consistently? What are the ethical implications of editing for journal editors receiving academics' modified texts and for lecturers marking students' edited coursework/theses? To what extent do editors' practices align with writers' expectations? This symposium will bring papers on these and other topics together to provide delegates with an understanding of the various methods and methodologies which are being deployed to better understand the editing phenomenon and its implications for writers and policymakers in various higher education contexts.
As English becomes the lingua franca of the global academy for students writing coursework and dissertations/theses, and for lecturers writing for publication, there is a growing need for editing (or 'proofreading') of L2 students' and academics' English language texts to ensure these texts are fit for purpose. Recent work researching the editing of student writing (e.g., Harwood et al., 2009; Harwood, 2018, 2019; Turner, 2018) and of academics' writing for publication (e.g., Burrough-Boenisch, 2005; Li, 2012; Luo & Hyland, 2016, 2017) has studied editing from a number of perspectives, and this symposium seeks proposals which will extend this knowledge base. Themes to address include: What types of interventions do editors make to writers' texts? Why, how, and to what extent do different editors intervene consistently? What are the ethical implications of editing for journal editors receiving academics' modified texts and for lecturers marking students' edited coursework/theses? To what extent do editors' practices align with writers' expectations? This symposium will bring papers on these and other topics together to provide delegates with an understanding of the various methods and methodologies which are being deployed to better understand the editing phenomenon and its implications for writers and policymakers in various higher education contexts.
Room 1 AILA 2021 aila2021@gcb.nl
Joan Turner
Nigel Harwood
Miho Yamashita
Nina ConradTechnical Issues?
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