A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0867095873 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Well-informed by contemporary theory, the essays in this collection touch on important but often neglected aspects of writing-center tutoring, from dealing with emotionally charged topics, to engaging diffident writers, to working with students on thorny grammatical and stylistic problems.”–Russell K. Durst, University of Cincinnati“A Tutors Guide offers clear, sensible, and cautionary advice to all tutors and teachers of writing.”–Toby Fulwiler
Shana S said Five Stars. Super excited to get this book.. Very Practical Advice Leslie Van Wagner This collection of essays provides incredibly helpful advice on ways to handle conferencing situations that come up every day in a Writing Center. Even though the essays reflect current research, they offer practical and straight-forward advice. I'm ordering a copy for all the consultants at my Writing Center!. "Came fast and in perfect time for class" according to Mery. Also good to read for any would-be Writing/English teachers, no matter how far along they may be (for me this is my second semester.) I am learning a ton even if it is directed more at "Writing Centers" than "Tutoring Centers." I may end up keeping it at work to read an reference when needed,
. Ben was an executive officer for the International Writing Centers Association and is a recipient of the Ron Maxwell Award from the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. He is the editor or coeditor of the Heinemann-Boynton/Cook titles ESL Writers, Second Edition (2009) and A Tutor's Guide, Second Edition (2005)
The first edition of A Tutor's Guide helped tutors across the country connect composition theory to the everyday events in their tutoring sessions. Now, new chapters take the interactions outlined in the first edition into conferences with:English language learnersbusiness and technical writersadvanced composition studentsgraduate-level writers.The second edition also includes a new chapter that helps tutors understand what happens when a session goes awry and gives them fresh tools for reflection that will strengthen their ability to respond to unusual situations in the futur