WR 521 - Advanced Methods Tutoring/Teaching Writing

Credits: 3

Experienced writing tutors deepen their theory of practice of one-to-one conferencing and classroom research. Seminar discussion of theory-based reading in anthologies, an ethnographic rhetoric, and a mix of Library Reserve readings result in original research written up as a critical-scholarly article submitted to a journal in the fields of composition, rhetoric, modern discourse analysis, linguistics, or pedagogy.

Prerequisites: WR 220 (or an equivalent course), at least two terms of tutoring in Eastern’s (or another) Writing Center, and consent of instructor. Student must have graduate standing to register for this course.