The Academic Dilemma on the Use of Proof Readers in Academic Assignments

It is a well-known idea that Non-Native English Speakers (NNES) often try to find ways assist writing. Perhaps, the most common assistance would be feedback from their supervisors or support peers. However, certain students with means, go extra mile of employing proofreaders help improve This study part longitudinal narrative involving five international postgraduate in UK university where theme proofreader and/or proofreading had become an academic dilemma on whether it should permitted at all. The findings showed both positive and negative assumptions participants. A participant who scored well learnt university’s writing conventions her ‘mistakes’. Another was academically weaker however, expected ‘translated’ into along grade improvements. Other participants deemed such gesture as immoral blamed for not banning services, putting less financially able ‘disadvantage’.