| alcapone2000 |
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Dec 25, 09, 11:50AM
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Hi,
I have been working as a writer for the past two years. I have a degree in computer science from a mediocre university in Pakistan. I write papers on business studies, political science, history, social issues, etc. My long term desire is to acquire employment in American and UK based essay writing websites. However my question is how do I obtain employment, how do I assess my writing skills, and possibly upgrade them to the level of native writers? Here is a sample of my writing:
"The process of change inside my organization has been exceptional and excellent. The results have been fantastic since an industrious environment has been generated. Employees have also been sent on orientation and induction programs in order to boost and augment their skills. Management now has a monitoring and validating system which provides them with real time information about the work process. A systematic and organized change management program was deployed. Management sought to implement the system for a single department. Using this pilot project, the strengths and weaknesses of the approach were identified and recognized"
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| FreelanceWriter |
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Edited by: FreelanceWriter Dec 25, 09, 01:59PM
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You write English well enough for general purposes (and maybe for ESL clients) but definitely not well enough to represent yourself as a professional writer to anybody expecting native speaker-quality English writing. I don't know that it's something you can necessarily improve on.
There's nothing terribly wrong in your writing but your sentence structure, vocabulary, and punctuation are definitely obviously ESL. Considering what you posted is likely something you've been very careful to make sure represents your best work, you should never fail to disclose that you're an ESL writer. It's pretty good for an ESL; it cannot possibly compete with qualified native-langauage writing on any level.
Basically, what you posted would be the starting point for a competent ESL author who still needs a native speaker to improve on his writing for presentation to a native audience.
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| alcapone2000 |
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Dec 26, 09, 01:13AM
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Thank you for providing me with a balanced and honest evaluation of my skills. I would never pose as a EFL writer. Unfortunately every Pakistani company scams overseas clients by claiming to have EFL writers on their payroll. Another question is that I scored 100/120 in TOEFL. Say I obtain assignments from an EFL audience, would that count as a positive sign? Finally do companies like Essay Town hire ESL writers?
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| FreelanceWriter |
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Dec 26, 09, 01:23AM
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No problem. TOEFL can't determine whether your writing "sounds" authentic to a native speaker's ear. I don't think ET has a firm rule about it; they probably go strictly by your writing samples and the quality of your work. You probably write as well as or better than many native English speakers who aren't professional writers, but if a company's customers are primarily American, they're probably not going to hire any writers who don't sound the way we do in writing. Don't take it personally; it happens to us when we offer our services to UK companies who only want UK-educated writers regardles of how good our grammar is or how extensive our US educational credentials are.
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| EdWriter |
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Dec 29, 09, 12:11PM
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The word "fantastic" sticks out. I wouldn't use that word, at-least not like that...
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| rustyironchains |
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Dec 29, 09, 12:25PM
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FreelanceWriter: There's nothing terribly wrong in your writing but your sentence structure, vocabulary, and punctuation are definitely obviously ESL.
lol. hey jughead, can I buy you some commas for this pseudo-erudite, pseudo-constructive ego-trip you seem to be experiencing?
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| rustyironchains |
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Dec 29, 09, 12:28PM
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imho, your English is more than adequate to help people cheat on their homework, Cap. if you really want to be perfect, though, there is no substitute for language immersion in the US or UK.
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| cocklejoe |
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Dec 29, 09, 01:48PM
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rustyironchains: your English is more than adequate to help people cheat on their homework, Cap. if you really want to be perfect, though, there is no substitute for language immersion in the US or UK.
I disagree. The OP's sample is good ESL work, but it's still very obviously ESL.
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| rustyironchains |
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Dec 29, 09, 02:13PM
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hindsight 20-20?? BS!
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