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Academic English for second-language writers

Academic Writing Assistant for ESL Writers

Diglot helps ESL students and researchers write academic English — essays, papers, abstracts, theses — that doesn’t read as translated. L1-aware grammar and help hitting the right academic register share one bilingual editor, so you go from thinking in your first language to prose a reviewer accepts without breaking the work into separate tools.

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Academic English for second-language writers

What academic ESL writing actually requires

Academic English asks for register discipline on top of second-language grammar — hedging where your data only suggests, formality without stiffness, the IMRaD shape reviewers expect. Plenty of ESL writers overshoot into flat claims (“this proves”) where the field would write “this may indicate.” Diglot pulls register help and L1-aware corrections into one editor tuned for second-language writers.

Step 1

Academic register, not stiff over-formality

Diglot helps you land the right register — hedged where the data is tentative, precise, formal — without the over-formal, over-strong phrasings that tell a reviewer the draft was translated.

Step 2

Structure that matches the genre

Essays, IMRaD papers, and abstracts get section-aware guidance, so you know a Methods paragraph from a Discussion one before wording is even the question.

Step 3

Rework what still reads translated

Use the L1-aware paraphraser to rework a translated-sounding passage in the same editor while your citations stay intact.

Illustrative editing examples

Compare possible revisions to an academic draft

These prepared examples illustrate possible edits, not live results. Check the meaning and sources in your own work.

Before: Rough ESL Draft 45 words · Informal & Missing Articles

In this essay I will review the green spaces effect. Ferreira (2026) said that park is very good for people stress, and it is very important factor for health. But many studies have methodological problem because people choose greener places themselves.

⚠️ Informal essay opening ("In this essay I will review") ⚠️ Article omission ("park is very good") ⚠️ Weak attribution ("said that")
After: Diglot Academic Register 38 words · Scholarly rigor & APA

Access to urban green space is increasingly evaluated as a public-health variable rather than an amenity. Ferreira et al. (2026) demonstrated that proximity to maintained parkland significantly correlates with reduced psychological distress, though self-selection bias remains an empirical limitation.

✓ Scholarly passive/objective framing ✓ Correct academic vocabulary ("empirical limitation") ✓ Integrated APA citation formatting
Core Capabilities

Built around academic integrity and scholarly English

Review grammar, translation, and wording in your own academic draft.

01 Grammar & Clarity

Review the text you wrote

Start with your own paragraph, essay, or report. Review grammar and readability suggestions beside the draft, then decide which changes make your meaning clearer.

  • Check grammar and sentence-level wording
  • Review readability and wordiness in context
  • Keep or reject suggestions as you revise
Your draft · Your final decisions
Illustrative preview with sample text and metrics. Results depend on your document.
02 Translation

Compare a passage with your source

Translate a difficult passage without leaving your document. Check the suggested English against your source, especially names, numbers, and specialist terms.

  • Work with source text and translation together
  • Choose wording that fits your reader
  • Review the meaning before using a translation
Translation beside your draft
Illustrative translation preview. A displayed score is not a guarantee of accuracy.
03 Wording & Revision

Try another way to phrase your idea

Ask for a shorter sentence or a different tone, and compare the suggestion with what you wrote. AI suggestions can change meaning or introduce errors; you choose what belongs in the final draft.

  • Explore alternative wording in the editor
  • Check that facts and qualifications remain intact
  • Use only the assistance your course permits
Review before accepting a rewrite
Illustrative preview of AI assistance in the editor.
04 Writing Process Record Included on the Free plan

Keep a record as your next draft develops

Enable authorship recording before writing in the Diglot web editor. Export a signed record of the activity it captures, with a verification link you can share.

  • Records captured writing activity; it cannot reconstruct earlier work
  • Certificate exports are included on every plan
  • Process evidence, not proof of identity, authorship, or originality
No guarantee of detector results or institutional acceptance
Illustrative example · Sample data

Diglot Writing Process Record

SAMPLE · No certificate issued

Example sessions 6
Illustrative data

Example research draft

Sample Writer Example account
Observation Window 6 days (May 12 – May 18, 2026)
Length & Scope 1,840 words · 12,450 characters
Content Hash (SHA-256) 7f83b16524fa9a01…c29b
In-App Keystroke & Telemetry Measurements Continuous Capture
Active Writing Time Sustained focus in editor
4h 38m
Direct Keystrokes Manual typing recorded
12,840 chars (96%)
Typing Velocity Recorded typing activity
215 cpm
Editing Sessions Iterative draft evolution
6 sessions
Accepted AI Assistance Disclosed grammar/vocabulary
12%
External Pastes Unrecorded bulk insertions
0 pastes (0%)

Illustrative process evidence

Issued certificates support ed25519 signature checks · Public key at diglot.ai/.well-known/diglot-pubkey.json

Sample preview — no public verification link
Illustrative example with sample data. Records activity captured in Diglot; not proof of authorship or originality. Recording must be enabled before writing.
Learn what a writing process record can and cannot establish on the Authorship Certificate page.
The Editing Flow

One connected workflow from raw draft to final deliverable

Move from bilingual rough ideas to polished English in one calm flow instead of stitching together separate tools.

Step 1

Start from structure

Use section-aware guidance for essays, IMRaD papers, and abstracts so you know what belongs where before wording is the problem.

Step 2

Draft bilingually into academic English

Translate and write in one editor while the native-language source stays in view, moving toward publishable academic English.

Step 3

Tune tone and grammar

L1-aware grammar and academic-register guidance sharpen hedging, formality, and precision without over-formal, translated phrasing.

Step 4

Rework what still reads translated

Use the L1-aware paraphraser to rework passages that still read as translated, keeping your citations intact.

Who It’s For

Built for international students and academic researchers

Diglot works best when English is your academic publishing language, but your research begins in your native tongue.

Essays, assignments, and academic tone

International students

Move from rough documents to cleaner English submissions with structure, paraphrasing, and grammar review in one place.

Abstracts, papers, and citations

Researchers and graduate writers

Keep academic structure and wording quality in one workflow when your final output needs to sound precise and credible.

Emails, reports, and client-facing writing

Multilingual professionals

Write faster for work without sounding translated. Diglot helps you refine tone, clarity, and confidence before you hit send.

Academic Integrity & Data Protection

Research confidentiality & authorship ethics

Your research papers, thesis chapters, and unpublished findings belong strictly to you.

Privacy First

Understand how your text is handled

Review the Privacy Policy for how Diglot and its service providers process your text, and use only material you are permitted to share.

Academic Integrity

Verifiable authorship process evidence

Diglot can export a signed record of activity captured in its web editor. It cannot reconstruct earlier work or guarantee authorship, originality, or institutional acceptance.

Editorial Review

Published by Diglot

Page updated July 18, 2026. Check your course requirements before using AI assistance.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before getting started.

Is Diglot good for academic writing as an ESL student?

Yes. Essays, IMRaD papers, lab reports, abstracts, thesis chapters — Diglot handles them with register guidance built for non-native academic English. The grammar checker knows L1-transfer patterns and the paraphraser untangles translated-sounding academic prose, so the academic workflow stays in one place.

Can it help my writing sound more academic?

Yes. Diglot nudges tone toward academic register — hedging that fits your evidence, formality, precision — while flagging the over-formal or over-literal phrasings that make a non-native draft read as translated. Your meaning and voice stay; the register gets sharper.

Does it help with research paper structure?

Yes. Diglot follows IMRaD and other academic genres with section-aware guidance, so you know what each part of a paper or abstract is supposed to carry. Paired with L1-aware grammar and the paraphraser, it moves you from a rough bilingual draft to a document with the right academic shape.

Is there a free plan?

Yes — the free plan covers academic editing, grammar, translation, and paraphrasing. Spark and Pro raise the quotas for long documents like theses and add premium models. The Authorship Certificate is free on every plan.

Write in your language,
publish in English

Move from rough bilingual drafts to clearer English in one connected writing workflow.

Write academic English with support

*No credit card required

Academic writing is hard in your first language; in a second one it stacks up. ESL students and researchers have to hit academic register — hedging, formality, IMRaD structure, clean citation — while also managing second-language grammar and the rising scrutiny of AI detectors that flag non-native English more often. Most academic tools assume you already write English natively and just want it polished. Diglot assumes the opposite. You draft bilingually, native-language source in view, and cross into academic English in the same editor.

Grammar corrections are L1-aware and come with the transfer reason. The register help steers you toward hedged, evidence-matched claims — “this may indicate” where you’d otherwise write “this proves” — and away from the over-formality that outs a translated draft. Structure support keeps essays, papers, and abstracts in the right shape. The L1-aware paraphraser reworks translated-sounding passages while the citations hold.

From rough bilingual notes to something you can submit, the work stays in one place — set up for the writer who reasons in another language first.