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Jun 2024
52m 39s

Editing and proofreading ELT materials

LOUISE HARNBY (FICTION EDITOR) AND DENISE COWLE (NON-FICTION EDITOR)
About this episode

Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle chat about editing and proofreading ELT materials. Listen to find out more about:

  • What is ELT?
  • Who does this work?
  • How does an editor work?
  • What's different about ELT editing?
  • How are the materials formatted?
  • What kit do you need?
  • How to find out more

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Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

  • Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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