1. What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides their work)?
The writer is trying to find out how professional editors really improve the writings they edit.
2. What is the research methodology of this article (how do they collect their information, and how do they analyze the information they collect)?
The research methodology was a case study that was done in an office. they collect there data by verbalizing all their ideas together, before they even begin to talk about it. the info is analyzed by video taping and recording. they also will take the original writing and compare it to the improved one.
3. How does professional editing differ from how students revise their own work?
In professional editing, the editor just corrects the grammatical flaws and does not get into changing the writing style of the piece. Students revise because they need to get rid of weak points in their argument.
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When you state that professional editors fix grammar "flaws" and that students get rid of "weak points" in their papers, I think you point out something very true about student writers. Often, they edit their work rather than revise it. In most cases, students simply remove problematic material rather than develop their papers further. By the time a manuscript gets to a professional editor, it has gone through much revision by the original writer.
ReplyDeleteEditing is basically correction of errors. but revision is meant to be re-vision, re-seeing your paper and evaluating it from many perspectives to determine if it meets your purpose and is well-suited to its audience. This is much harder to do than editing a paper for errors.