Spring 2008

RHE 368C • Writing Center Internship-W

Course Description

RHE 368C is a course designed to prepare undergraduates to serve as peer tutors in the Undergraduate Writing Center (UWC). During the first part of the term, students will study issues related to writing center theory and practice. They will analyze the goals and practices of writing centers, examine elements of contemporary rhetorical and composition theory (including the writing process), survey typical course syllabi and assignments, and review basics of grammar, mechanics, and usage. Later in the term, they will work under supervision for six hours a week as a consultant in the Undergraduate Writing Center.

Grading Policy

Literacy Biography: 5%
Argument: 20%
Midterm self-assessment: 15%
Grammar quizzes: 20%
UWC Observation reports: 15%
Mock Tutorial report: 5%
Class participation and attendance: 5%
Final self-assessment: 15%

Texts

Gillespie and Lerner, The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring / 2nd edition
Ruszkiewicz, Friend, Hairston, The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers, 8th edition

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