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You’re here most likely because you’re interested in learning more about our academic writing training and mentorship services, yes? You might just have learnt about the history of our operations and decided to find out more about our academic writing services. I bet the offerings for assistance with learning academic writing from Paper Ink and Pen Writing Services have caught your attention. You must be wondering, however, how the academic writing courses and tutorials you might have heard about would benefit you, yes Let’s discuss each option so you can understand what’s in it for you if you choose either of the alternatives available.
Introduction to Our Academic Writing Courses and Tutorials
The academic writing training courses and tutorials we offer provide comprehensive training in everything associated with academic writing and research writing. They comprise of lessons that simplify academic writing concepts. Each lesson targets the important information an academic writer needs to know. Learners receive access to extensive learning material, which identifies the concept the lesson covers and outlines practical steps for applying the concept when preparing academic literature.
A Comparison of Our Academic Writing Courses and Tutorials
Similarities in our Academic Writing Courses and Tutorials
Our academic writing courses and tutorials are based on the same goal. They seek to provide academic writing lessons that target specific academic writing concepts. The lessons are related to one another based on the complexity of the concepts they cover. This complexity is based on a system of categorization we have developed and termed as academic writing skill levels. The skill levels are a five-tier system in which each tier comprises related concepts and lessons that discuss them. The lessons build upon their concepts to equip academic writers with the competency they need to apply the academic writing skills they learn in each lesson.
Differences in our Academic Writing Courses and Tutorials
Academic Writing Courses
Despite both options targeting the same outcome, the delivery of their lessons distinguishes our academic writing courses from the academic writing tutorials. Our academic writing courses lump together related academic writing concepts in order of increasing complexity into a series of lessons that must be learnt together progressively. The learner must complete one lesson before accessing the next lesson in a course. Each course has a designated course instructor to support learners.
We provide various chat options for learners to interact with their instructors upon enrollment to have a holding hand as they learn. Support is also available through a dedicated forum associated with the course. Such a delivery method requires learners to complete all the lessons in the course to master the academic writing skills associated with their skill level.
Academic Writing Tutorials
Our academic writing tutorials, on the other hand, present their academic writing lessons in a way that allows learners to choose the specific lessons they wish to learn. They can choose whichever lesson is associated with the academic writing concept they want to master. You would not need to complete one tutorial before accessing another one. Each tutorial provides all the learning material a learner needs to understand the academic writing concepts the lessons present. They do not need to complete another lesson before they can access the desired lesson within their skill level.
Learners receive support through the forums associated with the courses from which the tutorials are derived. The forums enable them to interact with the course enrollees and their instructors, through whom they can receive assistance. This delivery method allows academic writers to polish the areas of academic writing in which they have gaps in their knowledge.
Should I Use the Academic Writing Courses or Tutorials?
Based on the similarities and differences we have discussed between our academic writing courses and tutorials, learners should choose the option that meets their academic writing needs. The academic writing courses are suitable for inexperienced academic writers. If you are unfamiliar with the academic writing concepts at a skill level, you would benefit from direct interactions with a course instructor the courses would provide. Additionally, learning all the concepts associated with your skill level based on the course you take will empower you to learn and apply the academic writing skills you learn effectively as you understand the relationship the concepts have with each other.
On the other hand, the academic writing tutorials are suitable for experienced academic writers. If you are familiar with the concepts an academic writing skill level covers, the tutorials can help you improve your proficiency in the academic writing concepts you know. If all you need is to polish your knowledge of certain academic writing skills, you will benefit the most from choosing the academic writing lessons you wish to take. The academic writing tutorials would enable you to do so.
Our Recommendation on Our Academic Writing Courses and Tutorials
The ultimate determinant of whether you opt for academic writing courses or tutorials is your academic writing skill level. You would need to identify your level of academic writing expertise to determine academic writing concepts you find to be problematic. Once you identify the gaps in your knowledge, you can determine whether you need to learn the concepts from scratch or revise your knowledge. We have prepared a test to help you identify your skill level. Take the assessment to pinpoint your academic writing needs and to receive guidance on how to address the problems you may discover you have in academic writing.