Proofreading and Editing: common writing mistakes
What you'll learn
- What to profread?
- What to edit?
- common writing mistakes
- common grammar mistakes
- common punctuation mistakes
- common rules used in writing
- sentence structure and its types
Requirements
- basic knowledge of grammar.
Description
You are going to learn proofreading and editing like a pro. You are going to practice and learn about the following topics:
What is proofreading?
What to proofread?
common writing mistakes
English grammar mistakes
common punctuation mistakes
sentence structures
How to Recognize Common Text Errors
And Much More!
How are you going to learn to proofread and edit?
by watching how I will correct mistakes practically. I will use my students' short stories and essays as an example. I will correct the mistakes within the documents.
So, you will learn how to edit articles, documents, or essays step by step.
you will see the feedback and correction
I will tell you why I did this or that.
by asking questions related to the lessons
With Practice Activities in the practice section, in which you will be given documents to correct as assignments. Then you will send them to me, and I will give you my feedback.
When I learn something new about the topics covered in my proofreading and editing course, I'll add it to the course - at no additional cost to you! You have my guarantee that you will love what you learn in this editing course.
Conclusion: You Got To The Right Place!
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I am Zaki, a native-like English instructor with a pure American accent.
I have been teaching English to kids and adults since 2011.
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English teaching certificates that I got :
• TESOL Certificate, Arizona State University, USA, December 2018.
• TEFL Certificate,TeacherRecord,China,October,2020.
• Write Professional Emails in English, Georgia Institute of Technology, July 14th
2018.
• IELTS teacher training by IDP, Australia
• Teaching English Online given by CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH in Feb 2019.
• Other certificates from Cambridge and Pearson
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Who this course is for:
- A student who wants to avoid common writing mistakes
- A student who wants to learn the common rules used in writing
- A student who has basic knowledge of a sentence structure
- A student who wants to write better essays
- Someone who wants to write better
Instructor
- 4.0 Instructor Rating
- 381 Reviews
- 9,016 Students
- 15 Courses
My name is Zaki Badr. I am an online English instructor. I hold TEFL, TESOL, TEYL, and IELTS Teacher certificates. I also have Train the Trainer Certificate from Cambridge University. I am a native-like English instructor with a pure American accent. Currently, I am doing DELTA(The practical content of a Master's degree in Teaching English) at Cambridge University.
I have been teaching English to all ages(kids and adults)since 2011.
Moreover, I graduated from the Higher Technological Institute of Engineering, Electrical, and Communication Department in 2020.
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English teaching certificates that I've got :
*TEFL level 5, OFQUAL regulated, London Teacher Training College, June 2021.
* TESOL Certificate, Arizona State University, December 2018.
*TEYL certificate (Teaching English To Young learners) at Westminster College London, July 2022
*TEFL Certificate, TeacherRecord, China, October 2020.
*IELTS Teacher Training by IDP, Australia
*Write Professional Emails in English, Georgia Institute of Technology, July 14th, 2018.
*Cambridge Assessment English, teaching English Online in Feb 2019.
* Teaching English to Young Learners by George Mason University, the USA, in October 2019
* Train the Trainer, Cambridge University, 2022.
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Experiences:-
*I was once a clever student. I know what mistakes students would make and how to help them.
*I have taught English for a long time to different people worldwide. For example, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, France, etc.
*My page on Facebook has more than 55 thousand students, and it's growing.
*I had taught IELTS to a student. He got 7.5/9 in only 8 hours. I know he must have been doing lots of practice.
* I also worked as a project manager at Enactus HTI Oct.
*I am working with Google AdSense and many companies.
*I made many English conversation club programs at IRC(Information Resource Center) at the American Embassy in Cairo.
* I passed many project management courses. I have been running my own business since 2011 as the youngest businessman.
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I have finished these courses :
* Principles of management
*TOEFL Introduction.
*English grammar professional writing.
*General English.
*Three standard American accent courses.
*Speak English like an American course.
* English phonetics.
*Communication skills.
*Berlitz English Language for Live.
*A project management course.
* Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing & Switching (CCNA).
* CCNA Security
* C , C++,MATLAB
* CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), and more...
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Skills I have:-
* I can teach easily.
* I can teach English to all levels (Beginner, intermediate, and advanced).
* I can translate English movies into Arabic.
*I am a storyteller.
* I have perfect body language and a lovely voice.
*I can easily translate documents from Arabic into English or English into Arabic.
*I can sing.
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. Personal merits:-
1- Polite
2- Patient
3- Never shout at someone, no matter what happens.
4- Friendly
5- On time. I always check your messages every day. If there are any questions, I always answer them as soon as possible.
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