Code & Name

EN224 - Writing Center Practicum

Course Description

This course will enable students to engage in the practice of writing instruction as peer tutors. This course will be informed by current Composition theory and practice and will work toward the development of a writing center praxis. Course participants will learn to evaluate and critique student writing in the setting of one-on-one peer tutorials. Students will learn the fundamentals of composition pedagogy as it is situated in writing center work and engage in an ongoing conversation about their practice as writing tutors. This course must be taken by all students working as tutors in the Writing Center. Students may repeat English 224 for credit up to four times. Students must enroll in English 224 as a credit course for at least two consecutive semesters; after two consecutive semesters, students may repeat English 224 as a non-credit course

Credits:
0 or 1