Presentation/Proposal Title
Benefits of Appointment Based Writing Centers for ELL/Graduate Students
Type of Presentation/Proposal
Individual Presentation or Paper
Start Date
5-4-2019 4:30 PM
End Date
5-4-2019 5:30 PM
Keywords
Appointment, ELL, Graduate, Students
Description
Our paper will address the pros and cons of appointment based Writing center versus non-appointment based writing centers. Particularly, we will investigate how appointments leave students with a sense of personal agency in the writing consultation that allows them to be more receptive to advice given. In addition, we will pursue whether appointment-based consultations are beneficial for Graduate and ESL/ELL students, in an effort to efficiently set expectations for whom they are meeting and for how long they are meeting. As well as providing a more clear perception of what is to be expected at the writing consultation. As an offset of this appointment-based writing center, there can also be some leniency for appointments to happen with students in the same academic discipline, especially for Graduate students. We hypothesize that this can and will eliminate concerns from Graduate consultees about consultants who are not in the same discipline and, as a result, not knowing the expectations from the field or the professors. Ultimately, the goal of this project would be to find evidence around the benefits of appointment-based writing centers in an effort to better serve Graduate students and ESL students. Furthermore, exploring ways of communicating what would be expected of the student and allow them to have agency in their writing.
Benefits of Appointment Based Writing Centers for ELL/Graduate Students
M2320
Our paper will address the pros and cons of appointment based Writing center versus non-appointment based writing centers. Particularly, we will investigate how appointments leave students with a sense of personal agency in the writing consultation that allows them to be more receptive to advice given. In addition, we will pursue whether appointment-based consultations are beneficial for Graduate and ESL/ELL students, in an effort to efficiently set expectations for whom they are meeting and for how long they are meeting. As well as providing a more clear perception of what is to be expected at the writing consultation. As an offset of this appointment-based writing center, there can also be some leniency for appointments to happen with students in the same academic discipline, especially for Graduate students. We hypothesize that this can and will eliminate concerns from Graduate consultees about consultants who are not in the same discipline and, as a result, not knowing the expectations from the field or the professors. Ultimately, the goal of this project would be to find evidence around the benefits of appointment-based writing centers in an effort to better serve Graduate students and ESL students. Furthermore, exploring ways of communicating what would be expected of the student and allow them to have agency in their writing.