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Rebecca
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How can students use online writing help responsibly without hurting their learning?
I’m a college student trying to improve my academic writing skills. I’ve used online writing help platforms like MyPerfectWords for structure and guidance, but I want to make sure I’m using these kinds of services responsibly.
How do professionals recommend students use writing help so it actually improves skills instead of creating dependency?
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Michelle M.
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Hi, Rebecca !
Great question !
The important thing about learning writing structure and vocabulary is to learn it, retain it and be able to use it when needed. If you can understand and remember the usage that will help you depend less on assistance, but there's nothing wrong with asking or referring online for the correct way to write something. The important thing is to remember it.
Instead of using writing platforms such as you've mentioned, utilize websites where you can learn writing skills. Some websites that you can try are The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab), the University of North Carolina Writing Center provides college-level writing advice, including detailed guidance on grammar, punctuation, and academic writing. Grammar Girl offers articles that cover both basic and advanced grammar topics. The Emory Writing Center and English Language Learning Program compile a list of external resources, including the Harvard Writing Center’s handouts and the MLA Style Center. You should also inquire at your college about free tutoring for writing or if there may be a writing lab on your campus. Your professors or Career Center will be able to tell you if these resources are available to you on campus.
If you once in a while want to test your writing or knowledge, you can go to the website Dictionary (link is below because links in the body of advice are not enabled for when I try to leave a link). You can also take free English Composition courses online. Some of these are the "English Composition I" course offered by Duke University on Coursera, Sophia Learning’s "English Composition I" course, StraighterLine also provides an English Composition II course with a no-cost trial to explore sample materials, but full access requires payment.
If you get stuck on usage, you can easily ask the question in a search engine. For example, "When do you use affect and effect in a sentence ?" Type your question into a search engine and it will give you the answer. It's perfectly fine to use the internet to be sure when you are writing. You just don't want to let a program do the work for you because that would be a hard way to learn and retain how to do it.
So tutoring, a Writing Lab on campus and websites that teach may all be of help.
Best wishes in all you do !
DICTIONARY WEBSITE FOR TESTING YOUR ENGLISH, QUIZES, THESAURUS, DICTIONARY https://www.dictionary.com/
Great question !
The important thing about learning writing structure and vocabulary is to learn it, retain it and be able to use it when needed. If you can understand and remember the usage that will help you depend less on assistance, but there's nothing wrong with asking or referring online for the correct way to write something. The important thing is to remember it.
Instead of using writing platforms such as you've mentioned, utilize websites where you can learn writing skills. Some websites that you can try are The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab), the University of North Carolina Writing Center provides college-level writing advice, including detailed guidance on grammar, punctuation, and academic writing. Grammar Girl offers articles that cover both basic and advanced grammar topics. The Emory Writing Center and English Language Learning Program compile a list of external resources, including the Harvard Writing Center’s handouts and the MLA Style Center. You should also inquire at your college about free tutoring for writing or if there may be a writing lab on your campus. Your professors or Career Center will be able to tell you if these resources are available to you on campus.
If you once in a while want to test your writing or knowledge, you can go to the website Dictionary (link is below because links in the body of advice are not enabled for when I try to leave a link). You can also take free English Composition courses online. Some of these are the "English Composition I" course offered by Duke University on Coursera, Sophia Learning’s "English Composition I" course, StraighterLine also provides an English Composition II course with a no-cost trial to explore sample materials, but full access requires payment.
If you get stuck on usage, you can easily ask the question in a search engine. For example, "When do you use affect and effect in a sentence ?" Type your question into a search engine and it will give you the answer. It's perfectly fine to use the internet to be sure when you are writing. You just don't want to let a program do the work for you because that would be a hard way to learn and retain how to do it.
So tutoring, a Writing Lab on campus and websites that teach may all be of help.
Best wishes in all you do !
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Chris Gerding
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Try reading extensively in your chosen field. The mind picks up written styles, content, techniques, etc. automatically. This is free and informs not only your factual base (consciously) but your way of writing (subconsciously).
Louise Cooper
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The more you read, the better you write. Reflect on what writing styles you like and why.
You can also ask others to review your writing: peers, teachers, family members. Part of the challenge there is learning what feedback to incorporate and what to disregard.
You can also ask others to review your writing: peers, teachers, family members. Part of the challenge there is learning what feedback to incorporate and what to disregard.