I recently met a girl who had completed a proofreading course a while
ago. I was keen to find out what she had learned, and how she was using
her skills.
Here name is Janet Abraham, and she was involved in teaching English as a foreign language, so she had a lot of experience with English grammar.
She explained: "I wanted to try and a different sphere, and decided to try and do some proofreading on a part time or temporary basis. It is something I am interested in as I teach English as a foreign language and therefore already have a lot of experience of correcting written work.'
Janet chose a distance learning proofreading course, so she studied at home alongside her job. Did the course meet her expectations?
‘Yes it did. I learned a lot and enjoyed the course very much. I now feel qualified to work as a proofreader. The course took just over three months - I started it at the end of March last year and was finished by June.
‘The support was very helpful – my tutor always replied to my queries promptly and helped me with anything I was unsure about. It was great having someone at the end of an email you so you could ask questions.'
Janet added: ‘The proofreading course content was very useful – I liked the way the course was structured. It started off covering the basics, but helped you realise that there was a lot involved in proofreading that you never realised.
‘I learned a lot of terminology and all proofreading symbols. They were like learning another language to begin with, but I use them without thinking. And even improved my grammar – even though I used to think I knew it all! That was a real eye-opener.
‘I also learned that there's a lot of things that aren't as black-and-white as you think – there's a big difference between using the correct grammar and writing in a way that people can understand.
I asked Janet if she could recommend the course to a friend. She didn't have any hesitation about that! ‘Definitely,' she told me. I have already recommended it to my brother!'
Here name is Janet Abraham, and she was involved in teaching English as a foreign language, so she had a lot of experience with English grammar.
She explained: "I wanted to try and a different sphere, and decided to try and do some proofreading on a part time or temporary basis. It is something I am interested in as I teach English as a foreign language and therefore already have a lot of experience of correcting written work.'
Janet chose a distance learning proofreading course, so she studied at home alongside her job. Did the course meet her expectations?
‘Yes it did. I learned a lot and enjoyed the course very much. I now feel qualified to work as a proofreader. The course took just over three months - I started it at the end of March last year and was finished by June.
‘The support was very helpful – my tutor always replied to my queries promptly and helped me with anything I was unsure about. It was great having someone at the end of an email you so you could ask questions.'
Janet added: ‘The proofreading course content was very useful – I liked the way the course was structured. It started off covering the basics, but helped you realise that there was a lot involved in proofreading that you never realised.
‘I learned a lot of terminology and all proofreading symbols. They were like learning another language to begin with, but I use them without thinking. And even improved my grammar – even though I used to think I knew it all! That was a real eye-opener.
‘I also learned that there's a lot of things that aren't as black-and-white as you think – there's a big difference between using the correct grammar and writing in a way that people can understand.
I asked Janet if she could recommend the course to a friend. She didn't have any hesitation about that! ‘Definitely,' she told me. I have already recommended it to my brother!'
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