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Receiving academic writing training is the first step to take. The academic writing training and mentorship we provide through our courses and tutorials are suitable for both students and individuals working as academic writers. However, the approach these two categories of individuals should use when choosing our academic writing resources is different.
The academic writing tutorials are open to both categories because only experienced writers would benefit from them fully. The academic writing courses, on the other hand, are structured to meet specific needs as you may have observed if you took our assessment on the course to choose. The approach to meeting the academic writing needs of each group is different. Let us explore these differences to see why and how the preparation to work as an academic writer is different.
Academic Writing Training to Work as an Academic Writer
Working academic writers are different from their student counterparts. Students who learn academic writing do so to master the academic writing concepts associated with their field of study. A working professional, on the other hand, does so to master multiple academic writing concepts associated with several subjects in related disciplines. For example, professional writers tend to master how to write Science or Art papers using their appropriate referencing styles.
The academic writing courses we provide target only one group of concepts a student needs to master. This characteristic suits student writers better than their working counterparts because the latter category needs to master multiple concepts concurrently. This is why we are introducing academic writing learning paths to provide academic writing training that would be more appropriate for anyone who wants to work as a professional academic writer.
Academic Writing Learning Paths for Academic Writing Training
The academic writing learning paths we are preparing are structured to enable working academic writers in training to develop the academic writing skills they need to prepare academic papers for multiple subjects in their field of practice. Such practice tends to occur most often in non-technical subjects compared to their technical counterparts. The learning paths encompass groups of courses that teach all the concepts the working academic writer in training needs to master to be competent enough to start working.
The Categories of Academic Writing Learning Paths
The academic writing learning paths are structured similarly to the other academic writing courses and tutorials we offer. We have three learning path skill levels, separate from the five other academic writing skill levels we have identified, which we use to prepare the learning material for learning paths. This difference exists because of how the learning paths use the original five skill levels compared to the other courses and tutorials we offer. Each of the three learning path skill levels for the academic writing learning paths has its associated group of courses per level combined into one course. (It’s just like each of the other five skill levels have their associated courses and tutorials).
The Academic Writing Skill Levels for Academic Writing Learning Paths
Based on our five academic writing skill levels, you would be qualified to work as an academic writer once you get to the experienced-level academic writer. Here, you would be able to tackle simple academic writing tasks. Once you’re at the research writer level, you’ll be capable of handling both the simple and most advanced tasks. Based on this knowledge, we have classified the five academic writing skill levels into three groups for the learning path skill levels.
The three groups are the apprentice-level academic writer, seasoned-level academic writer, and specialist-level academic writer. The first group is the lowest level comprising the beginner, intermediate, and advanced academic writing skill levels. This group will combine courses from these skill levels to form one course for new working academic writers to receive academic writing training that would qualify them to handle basic academic tasks.
The second group, the advanced working writer, involves academic writing concepts from courses in the expert-level academic writer. Courses in this group will enable writers to conduct tasks an expert-level academic writer would handle. Finally, the last group, the expert working academic writer, comprises the academic writing concepts courses in the research writer-level concepts address. Similarly, a writer from this category would be able to handle the tasks a research writer-level writer would tackle.
Choosing an Academic Writing Learning Path
The academic writing learning path you would find to be suitable depends on your academic writing skill level, which then informs your learning path skill level. Your skill level will hint at your learning path skill level. Once you know your learning path skill level, you can then determine the specific combination of courses to study. Use this assessment to guide you on how to choose your learning path.