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The
word is born in a dialogue.....
--M. M. Bakhtin |
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Writing tutors are available to help all Wellesley writers with their writing, at all stages of the writing process. Like Bakhtin, we believe that writing begins, continues, and ends in conversation. We believe that the best service we can offer you is dialogue about your writing. Tutors are trained to work within a wide variety of disciplines, have a broad-based interest in writing, and demonstrate a sensitivity in particular to the needs of underconfident writers.
Where are
the Writing Tutors located?
Writing tutors work
in the Learning and Teaching Center, Clapp Library, 3rd floor, most
afternoons
and evenings, beginning the second week of each semester. For more information,
call or email the tutor coordinator: Alexandra
Johnson, 781-283-3771.
Who are the writing tutors?
They are ten tutors who will work with you on a one-to-one basis, helping
you work through all writing-related issues in a variety of disciplines.
The tutors are process oriented. Their goal is to help students generate,
organize, revise and improve their writing. Tutors will look at work at
any stage of the writing process. Indeed, you can go to a tutor before
you’ve even written a draft just to talk out ideas for a paper. Tutors
will read multiple drafts as the paper evolves between sessions. While
tutors can point out grammar problems, they are not intended as proof
readers or grammar checkers. They are there to help students develop strong
ideas within papers.
How
do I know if I should see a writing tutor?
Students from first years to seniors working on a thesis see the writing
tutors. If
you’re having difficulty even getting started on a paper, a writing
tutor will help get it going. If you’ve written part of a draft
but feel the paper is lacking a clear thesis or solid argument, writing
tutors can help. If you have a first draft but sense that the organization
is problematic, a tutor will help find a more solid structure. If you
feel the paper is good but want another eye to look it over, a writing
tutor is invaluable.
Where
and how do I find a tutor?
Tutors are located in the Learning and Teaching Center (LTC) The writing
tutors work on a drop-in basis. However, if you feel you want to work
with one tutor throughout part of the semester, that can usually be arranged.
To make a special tutor arrangement, contact Alex Johnson
in the Writing Program. They will help match you with a tutor.
Some
tips for making the most of your visit to the writing tutors:
• Come early and come often. Consider seeing a tutor as soon
as you get an assignment. This is especially important for you if you
feel you have no idea how to approach the paper. A tutor can -- and will!
-- ask you questions to help you understand the assignment and begin to
think of ideas. She can also help you develop a plan for getting the project
done.
• Bring the assignment sheet to the tutor session. Tutors
will want to look over the assignment your professor has assigned
so they know exactly what’s been asked.
• Bring questions along with your draft. Explain to your tutor
exactly what kinds of problems you are having and what help you would
like her to provide.
• Plan enough time for a tutor to look over your work. Ideally,
this means coming at least a couple of days before an assignment is due.
Tutors can give most help when you're able to spend as much time as a
draft needs. Dropping in just before something is due is not advised.
Tutors enjoy helping students through stages of writing and this requires
time.
• Take notes during your session. Tutors typically will not
write on your paper. It is up to you to write down the ideas you discuss,
to jot down a possible new outline for the paper, and to try out new sentence
structures as the two of you talk.
• End each session with a plan. Your tutor has this goal too.
Be sure you leave the sesson with a clear next step in mind.
• Schedule time with yourself for revision. If you can, allow
time to sit down and begin to revise the paper the instant you leave the
tutoring session. Don't even go back to your room. Sit right down in the
LTC computer lab and begin to write, and don't leave until you've got
a good handle on where the paper is going next!
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Wellesley College Writing Program
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Created by: Karyn Lu '01
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Date Created: June 29, 2000
- Date Modified: June 13, 2006
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Expires: June 30, 2008
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