Honors Writing and Tutoring

Honors Writing and Tutoring
Instruction in advanced writing and peer tutoring. Students will learn to design and present ideas to be successfully understood by specified audiences; write coherent and unified texts; use various methods of invention, organization, and style; utilize the library and electronic resources; evaluate and comment on the writing of others. Students will learn to understand not only their own writing process but help tutees do the same; communicate orally in class and in one-on-one conferences; master composition and peer tutoring theory and practice.
ENGL
310
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesNone
 Taught 
Course Outcomes

Theoretical Foundations

Understand theoretical foundations of peer tutoring and composition pedagogy.

Tutoring Skills

Develop skill and flexibility in employing a variety of methods and strategies to help students of varying abilities and personalities understand and apply principles of writing effectively and thereby improve as writers

Professional Conversations

Engage in professional conversations about writing, tutoring writing, writing centers, and writing fellows programs, whether through research and writing, participating in local, regional, or national conferences, or publishing in relevant venues.