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Writing Consultants |
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The Writing Center is staffed by full-time instructors and advanced graduate assistants and
with experience teaching upper level Spanish courses and a strong
dedication to the undergraduate education program. |
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What
We Do |
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We
may read all or part of the paper depending on your needs,
goals, or the time available |
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We can discuss
what works and what doesn't work in the paper |
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We explain
grammar depending on your needs |
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We help you
discover the questions you need to ask in order to complete your
assignment |
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What
We Do Not Do |
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We
CANNOT write the paper for you |
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We DO NOT
tweak a particular document to perfection |
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We WILL NOT
attempt to guess at the grade your paper will receive |
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We CANNOT
do comprehensive grammar editing or correct mechanical glitches |
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We DO NOT
work on papers that are not part of your course assignments |
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What
to Bring to a Consultation |
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A
copy of your paper. What stage of writing are you in? |
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Your
own goals for the consultation. What kind of help do you really
want? |
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A
concrete sense of the assignment. What does the professor expect?
A copy of the assigment would be very helpful. |
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Specific
questions for the Writing Consultant. What aspects or sections of
your paper need attention? |
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The
will to improve your writing. Did you leave yourself enough time
to do a thorough revision before you turn in the paper?
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to Expect |
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We
will talk with you about the objectives of your essay and how you
might more successfully fulfill those objectives. The process of
becoming a better writer is not achieved through writing consultants
simply correcting your errors. For this reason, we will not proofread
your papers, but we will point out general problem areas in grammar,
structure, and development as well as providing strategies for proofreading
more effectively. In this way you will practice skills that will
improve your long-term writing ability. |
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Expect
us to ask you to identify areas that have been most troublesome
in reaching your writing goals and what you hope to accomplish
with your writing consultation. Asking questions to get you to think
about your paper may be more rewarding that reviewing each line
that you have already written. |
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We
may read all or only part of your paper, depending your needs, goals,
and the time available.
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