English editing service
At English for Academics we proofread, edit and revise the English of research papers. Since 1986 our editors have offered an English revision service for over 100 university departments and research institutes.
The standard cost of revisions is €10 VAT / IVA per 1500 characters (approx. 300 words).
Books
Founder of English for Academics, Adrian Wallwork, has been commissioned by Springer, one of the world's largest scientific publishers, to write a series of books expressly for reseachers. Below is the first book in the series. For details, see top right column.
Coming soon!
English for Research Papers (April 2011)
English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing (Aug 2011)
English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar (2012)
English for Presentations at International Conferences
This is the first guide to giving presentations at international conferences specifically written for researchers whose first language is not English. With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and examples taken from real presentations, you will learn how to:
- avoid errors in English
- improve your English pronunciation
- overcome nerves and embarrassment
- plan, prepare and practice a well-organized, interesting presentation
- highlight your essential points
- deal with questions from the audience
- decide what to say at each stage of the presentation
- use standard phrases
- attract and retain audience attention
- deliver a memorable presentation
Where / How to buy the book
English for Research Papers
(available April 2011)
This guide is based on a study of referees' reports on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English usage. It also draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, and 500 abstracts by PhD students. You will learn how to:
- prepare and structure a manuscript
- increase readability and reduce mistakes
- write a title and an abstract that will attract attention and be read
- decide what to include in the Introduction, Methodology, Discussion, etc
- select from over 700 useful phrases
- highlight your claims and contribution
- avoid plagiarism and distinguish your own work from another author's
- choose the correct tenses and style
- learn "hedging" techniques