| What
can the Writers' Center do to help my students?
The La Roche College Writers' Center can help both
undergraduate and graduate students learn to:
• develop ideas
• structure their writing in ways appropriate
to the audience and purpose
• write clear and correct prose
• identify and correct errors, and assess
theirwriting in relation to the assignment and the
applicable conventions of the discipline
Consultants
will not try to provide students with unchanging
models of "good writing," as if all kinds of writing
for any discipline are always the same. Instead,
consultants help students to determine the standards
and expectations of the specific discourse community
their piece of writing speaks to, recognizing how
the features of the discipline they are studying
are reflected in writing practices, and how to adapt
prior writing strategies to current situations.
What
other things should I know about the Writers' Center?
• Appointments
are 30 to 60 minutes and are conducted as one-to-one
consultations
• Walk-ins are accepted,
but scheduling an appointment in advance is strongly
recommended
• Students, faculty, staff
and alumni of La Roche College are eligible for
the services provided by the Writers' Center
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What
can I do to help the Writers' Center help my students?
When instructors send students to the Writers' Center,
they can help consultants work effectively with the
student if they make their expectations clear. Referral
post-it notes are available at the Center to identify
general categories of attention needed on specific
papers. Comments on student papers, copies of the
assignment, and directions that specify the criteria
for evaluating the paper also help the consultant
help the student. Tell your students to bring these
materials with them to the tutorial session. Instructors
can also contact the Director to develop an instructional
plan for individual students. What
can the Writers' Center do to help me teach writing
in my courses?
The professional staff at the Writers' Center have
considerable experience in the teaching of writing
and can help instructors develop sequences of assignments
to meet course objectives, design evaluation criteria,
assess student writing and utilize peer review or
discussion of student papers in class sessions.
Talking directly with the Director about your specific
needs would be most productive.
How
can I get more information?
Call Chris
Abbott, Director of the Writers' Center, at
536-1227. |
