Peer Editing

I found peer editing to be very useful. However, there are always positive and negative sides to things. In terms of peer editing, one plus is that you know if what you are writing is comprehensible to others. In other words, since it is being edited by peers, if the peers don't understand the content, then obviously, there's a disconnect somewhere, so revision is called for in this case. Beyond that, peer editing allows one to see other writing styles and structures as writing skills develop in Japanese. Furthermore, one can see how things are done similarly. Of utmost importance though, is that one is able to catch the mistakes of others to help their writing along. On the downside of peer editing is that since it is peers actually editing the paper, the corrections may not be correct, or the editor doesn't really know how to fix something that just sounds a little awkward. Another downside is that if the peer editors all make the same mistake, then the mistake sounds right to all of them. Consequently, the mistake will not be remedied, and it will remain. In other words, with peers editing a paper, the highest quality possible is often not achieved. Nevertheless, peer editing puts things on a more personal and even level for all, making an interesting learning experience. But those are jyst my rushed two cents.