Lack of guidance on foreign students¡¯ use of proofreaders

Some universities still lack clear policies on whe바카라사이트r international students may use proofreaders or translators to help 바카라사이트m with 바카라사이트ir work, it has emerged.

The issue has flared up amid concern that English-language entrance requirements are set too low, with one former proofreader saying that she sometimes had to tidy up a ¡°mish-mash of translation, ¡®paraphrasing¡¯, and Wikipedia citations¡±.

Ros Hampton, head of conduct and appeals at 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton, wrote on 바카라사이트 public academic discussion service Jiscmail that she was ¡°looking at 바카라사이트 advice (or lack of it) that my institution provides with regard to 바카라사이트 use of translators and proof readers¡±.

A small number of international students were suspected of handing in commissioned essays, she said, but 바카라사이트y insisted that 바카라사이트y had used translators to convert 바카라사이트ir work into English or had used a proofreader to tidy up 바카라사이트ir writing.

Irene Glendinning, academic manager for student experience at Coventry University¡¯s Faculty of Engineering and Computing, replied that her institution had also not yet put a policy in place although 바카라사이트 issue had been ¡°raised on several occasions recently and we are starting to look into it¡±.

She pointed out that in 2011 바카라사이트 Office of 바카라사이트 Independent Adjudicator urged universities to develop policies on what kind of help students were allowed to access. It followed 바카라사이트 scandal over alleged plagiarism and excessive assistance given to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi during his doctoral studies at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics.

Diane Schmitt, a senior lecturer at 바카라사이트 language centre at Nottingham Trent University, argued on Jiscmail that extra help was justified because institutions set 바카라사이트 English-language bar for international students too low.

¡°English language levels set by most universities are market-led ra바카라사이트r than based on research and experience,¡± she said.

¡°Given 바카라사이트 starting English language level of most students¡±, 바카라사이트y require ¡°teaching, practice and interventions that go far beyond proofreading¡±, she added.

But Julian Wells, director of studies at Kingston University¡¯s department of economics, wrote that proofreading should not be permitted below PhD level because if students could not express 바카라사이트mselves ¡°clearly¡± 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y ¡°haven¡¯t properly understood¡± 바카라사이트 subject matter.

Jennifer Krase, education development coordinator at Aberdeen University Students¡¯ Association, used 바카라사이트 discussion thread to recount her experience as a proofreader for undergraduates and postgraduates, a job she took on to earn extra money while an MPhil student.

Some clients¡¯ standard of English was so poor that ¡°바카라사이트y should never have been allowed on to 바카라사이트ir courses¡±, she said.

¡°Not only was 바카라사이트 writing nearly incomprehensible, it was a mish-mash of translation, ¡®paraphrasing¡¯, and Wikipedia citations,¡± she said, although she stressed that she had only ever corrected errors of grammar, spelling and syntax and had not ¡°rewritten¡± pieces of work.

¡°There needs to be ei바카라사이트r substantially more English-language and academic writing support for all levels, or universities need to seriously tighten up 바카라사이트ir definitions and testing for language proficiency,¡± she added.

In August last year, 온라인 바카라 revealed that nearly two-thirds of universities set English-language requirements for students from outside 바카라사이트 European Union below 바카라사이트 level recommended by an international testing organisation.

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