|
|
|
How do I arrange a tutor or writing
consultant session?
|
|
 |
The
Writing Lab and the Writing Center are located in the Learning Resource
Center. Visit the Student Services Building (SB) 408 or call (818-677-2033)
to make an appointment. Walk-Ins available on a limited basis. |
|
|
|
What should I bring to a
session?
|
|
|
If
you are working on a class paper, please bring a copy of your assignment
and any work--even scattered notes--you have done, as well as any sources
or materials you're using. |
|
|
|
Where do I go and what do I do
when I arrive for my appointment?
|
|
|
Please
check into SB414. You will be given a form to fill out and directed
toward the Writing Lab (SB415) or a Writing Consultant (SB414). |
|
|
|
How can a tutor or consultant
help me?
|
|
|
Tutors
and Consultants help writers understand an assignment, generate ideas,
prewrite, develop a thesis, analyze audience, organize and develop ideas,
revise a draft, improve proofreading and editing skills, discover their
own writing process. They do
not, however, proofread, edit, ghostwrite,
or research any writer's work. Each session is a collaborative effort in
which the writer is in an active dialogue with the tutor or consultant.
Tutors and consultants provide suggestions, rather than prescriptions
for writing. In addition, they can help students develop strategies
for effective studying: reading, notetaking, and test taking. |
|
|
|
What if I can't visit the Writing
Center?
|
|
|
In
addition to F2F meetings, Fax/Phone
and Online Consultation are also available. |
|
How much do these Services Cost?
|
|
|
All
Learning Resource Center Services are free to CSUN students. |
|
|
|
Will tutors or consultants
proofread or edit my paper?
|
|
|
Tutors
and consultants will not "fix" your errors, but they will help
you
to identify your strengths and weaknesses, and offer strategies to
help you recognize and repair your own technical errors. And they will
direct writers toward resource materials for citation, grammar, punctuation.
. . . |
|
|
|
Is the Writing Center or Writing
Lab designed only for novice writers?
|
|
|
While
the Writing Lab tutors specifically work only with freshman
composition courses: 097, 098 and 155, as well as University 100, the Writing
Center
consultants work with any students writing papers for any other
courses across the disciplines. For any writer, it's useful
to get reactions from a reader on work in progress. In addition,
Consultants provide strategies for students preparing to take the CBEST
or the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam (UDWPE). |
|
|
|
Will my professor know that I
visited the Writing Center?
|
|
|
You
will get a copy of the appointment form you filled out before your meeting
with the tutor or consultant which you may turn in to your professor.
The tutor or consultant will jot down a few comments about your appointment
and initial it. |
|
|
|
Who are the tutors and the writing
consultants?
|
|
|
|
The
tutors are undergraduate and graduate students from across the disciplines.
The writing consultants generally are graduate students in English who
have taught or are currently teaching, but they may be graduate students
in other related fields, such as Linguistics or Communications.
All are friendly, helpful CSUN students who have been trained to assist
you in all stages of the writing process. |
