ENGL 211 - Writing Center Theory and Practice

3 Hour(s)

This course is designed to examine the techniques and theories that inform the practice of tutoring writing. In particular, this course will train students to tutor writing in the Salem College Writing Center, as well as other tutoring spaces across campuses, ages, identities, and communities. The course will focus on the practical components of writing center work and how these methods can be applied across settings. Specific topics will include collaborative learning, consultation approaches, consultant roles, grammar instruction discussions, consulting strategies for a variety of clients (on campus and in the community), technology use in the writing center, composition & learning theories that influence writing center work, and resource development.

General Education Requirements: Writing Intensive