WRIT 138: PEER TUTOR TRAINING
Spring 2022 Courses
WRIT 138 401
TR 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Kastner
Writing Center Theory & Practice
Does not fulfill the Writing Requirement
Prerequisite(s): Fulfillment of Writing Requirement
Co-requisite(s): Permission of Director; Endorsement of Writing Instructor
Also offered as ENGL138401
The objective of this course is to prepare you to be a writing tutor. This course will advance your knowledge of writing, the field of writing studies, and how to teach and learn advanced writing skills. You will read and research a range of topics and use a variety of teaching and learning strategies: collaborative work, one-on-one peer-review; individual conferences and feedback; presentations and role-playing and, of course, writing. Another emphasis of the course is on refining your explanatory skills, from organizing your thoughts to speaking succinctly. Our course meets twice weekly, along with some hours outside of class to shadow experienced tutors as well as to do some practice tutoring yourselves.
WRIT 138 402
W 10:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Ross
Community-Engaged Writing Theory & Fieldwork
Does not fulfill the Writing Requirement
Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory Completion of the Critical Writing Seminar
Co-requisite(s): Permission of Director
Academically Based Community Service (ABCS), also offered as ENGL138402
Along with a study of theories, strategies, and methods for teaching and tutoring writing in diverse communities, this course will also interrogate our own social locations and the ways we engage with the realities of teaching and learning. To enable this, this course will provide opportunities for community engagement and reflection beyond the walls of our classroom by working with nearby high school students to prepare them for college-level writing. In addition to fieldwork, students will read and discuss key texts on community-engaged writing instruction, keep a weekly reflection and reading response journal, and engage in a scaffolded semester-long research project on community-engaged writing theory and practice. Enrollment in WRIT138402 will require permission from the instructor. Students should email the instructor at the following address to seek entry into the course: vross@writing.upenn.edu. For more information about ABCS courses, please visit the following address: https://www.nettercenter.upenn.edu/what-we-do/courses