How
to Use the
Located in J-105, Hours: M – Th, 9:00 – 6:00,
Friday 9:00 – 4:00
Phone: 609-652-4441
What the
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Help you improve the overall quality of your
written work
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Help you organize your ideas
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Help you interpret faculty comments
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Help you identify weak areas, i.e. thesis,
organization, paragraph unity, style
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Review the rules governing standard written
English as we help you strengthen your own copy editing skills
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Average tutoring session lasts about 50 minutes
What the
Tutoring
vs. providing content
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We may point out that your paper lacks a
clear thesis, but we should not create a thesis
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We may point out that you need more support
for an argument, but we should not suggest what you should say
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We may help interpret an assignment but not
offer an interpretation of a assigned text
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We may help you organize your ideas but not
supply ideas.
Tutoring
vs. copy editing
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Tutoring is not editing; tutoring is
explaining, empowering for next time.
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Students learn more by making their own
changes on their papers
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Students learn more by doing their own
keyboarding and computer work
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Tutors should direct and explain; they
should not make editing marks on a student’s paper
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Tutors should look for patterns of error or
stylistic problems and ask students to work independently to correct problems
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As time passes, students should feel more
empowered and independent as writers and editors, not more dependent on a
tutor.