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Peer Writing Tutoring

Creating Conversation: Code Meshing as a Rhetorical Choice

Code meshing is the combining of multiple dialects within any single context of communication,  written or oral. Code meshing raises issues of identity, voice, and choice of…

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Multilingualism

Three Things You May Be Doing Ineffectively in Appointments with EAL Writers (and How to Fix Them)

Each day at the Writing Center we work with a huge variety of writers from all sorts of backgrounds. Whether they differ in age, academic experience, or…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Getting Creative at the Writing Center

Typically, a peer tutor in the Writing Center will come across many academic, research-driven assignments. On the other end of the spectrum lies creative works, such as…

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Writing about Writing

5 Tips to Help You Write the Best Research Paper of Your Undergraduate Career

It’s 12 hours before a paper is due and you are frantically searching databases for more articles to add to your paper in order to reach the…

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Writing about Writing

ICW Tips for Tutors: Establishing Rapport

No matter how comfortable you are talking to people you’ve never met, sometimes standing up in the classroom in front of completely foreign faces can be daunting.…