ENG 581 - Theory and Practice of Writing Tutoring and Conferencing

Prerequisite, admission to the English MA, MFA, or MA/MFA programs. English 581 focuses on the theory and practice of writing conferences and writing center tutoring. Students in 581 will explore such topics as collaborative learning, social constructivist theories of composition, conference dynamics, tutoring strategies, the writing process, reflecting on writing conferences, discipline-specific writing, grammar as a rhetorical issue, responding to student writing, and the writing center’s role in the university. As part of the course, students will observe and participate in work at Chapman’s writing center. In addition to preparing students to tutor in a writing center, this course will also benefit students planning to teach composition in schools and colleges. (Offered every year.) 3 credits