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Miles
- Rate £9
- Response 1h

£9/hr
1st lesson free
- English
- Essay Writing
- Thesis
- Critical Thinking
English editor/writer/tutor: over three decades of experience in print and digital journalism, teaching, as well as writing academic dissertations and theses.
- English
- Essay Writing
- Thesis
- Critical Thinking
Lesson location
About Miles
I am an editor and writer with more than three decades of experience as a working journalist and writing teacher. The founding editor of Rolling Stone South Africa, I have also written for magazines ranging from GQ and Marie Claire to newspapers such as the Mail & Guardian and more. In addition, I have taught writing and editing courses at the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University, as well as edited and proofread a range of academic dissertations.
About the lesson
- Adult Education
- Undergraduate
- Masters
levels :
Adult Education
Undergraduate
Masters
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Competency, thinking and problem-based learning methodologies come together in a 360 degree approach that allows the student to optimise his/her English writing and editing skills.
Lessons range from the creative craft of writing, research reading tips and techniques, the pros and cons of pitching ideas to editors to self-reflexive editing strategies, the (he)art of the interview and more.
Whether you are an aspirant entry-level writer or a wordsmith in need of inspiration, all aspects of journalistic and academic writing and editing are tailored towards your needs.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
I met Miles in 2017 through mutual friends. He has since worked as my editor for several academic projects and I have immensely benefitted from both his linguistic as well as structural insights. Even as an editor/reader of my work Miles has been a teacher more than anything. He doesn’t believe in just ironing out mistakes, but rather that it is important to learn linguistic and grammatical rules in general and acquire tools with which to shape a logical and still creative and innovative piece of writing in particular. I have also seen Miles teaching younger journalism students at the University of Rhodes, sharing generously his insights from being an experienced journalist and editor without being patronising or hierarchical. I have always experienced Miles as a sharer of knowledge without burdening himself or his students with the conventional structures of a teacher/student relationship. Finally, I think what also makes him a wonderful teacher is his endless patience. Miles is all too often happy to explain a problem in multiple ways without making his students feel that they are not clever enough to grasp it. He has the wonderful ability to know when to hold one’s hand and when to let go of it during the teaching process.
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- £9
Pack prices
- 5h: £46
- 10h: £80
online
- £9/h
free lessons
The first free lesson with Miles will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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