Profile

Carol edits a variety of documents, including theses, book-length manuscripts, and journal articles. She has also edited course materials for distance learning, dictionaries, applications for scholarships, and curriculum vitae for professors.

Carol taught ESL, EFL, and English for 20 years, in Canada, China, and Hong Kong. In Canada, she taught at Concordia University, the University of Western Ontario, Ryerson Polytechnic University, and the University of Toronto. She also held administrative positions and was involved in writing placement examinations and curricula.

She was a lexicographer with Addison Wesley Longman in the UK (now Pearson Education) and has done freelance work for Bloomsbury.

“Our language, one of our most precious resources, deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands, streams and whooping cranes.” - James Lipton

Editing Skills

Assignment editing, copy editing, desktop publishing, on-screen editing, proofreading, stylistic editing

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Media/Genres

Academic papers and other materials, dictionaries, distance learning course materials and other educational materials, in-house publications, journal articles, online publications, prospectuses, style guides, and theses and dissertations.

Subjects

Business; China; distance education; environment; ESL, English grammar, language, and usage, teaching, writing; international relations; linguistics; medicine and alternative medicine; political science; social sciences

Other Interests

Ethics, fine arts, health, history, human rights, Italy and Italian culture, music, philosophy and religion

“Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye.” - William Gibson

Contact: czhong@editors.ca