The Writing Workshop is located on the lower level of Downey House
(rooms 103 and 104), on the corner of Court St. and High St.
The Writing Workshop consists of a staff of writing tutors who are
available to meet with students during afternoons and evenings. We
encourage students to consult the Workshop at every stage of the writing
process. Students often meet with tutors when they want to discuss ideas for an
upcoming assignment, edit a rough draft of a paper, or review a
professor's comments on a completed work. There is no typical workshop
client. Tutors are just as likely to meet with frosh as they are to meet
with senior honors candidates. For scheduling information, see WRITING
WORKSHOP HOURS.
Please direct your
questions to the Ford Fellows. They can be reached by phone at x2440 or by
email at
writingworks@wesleyan.edu.
Frosh can apply for their own Writing Mentor at the
beginning of each semester. For more information, see THE
WRITING MENTOR PROGRAM.
Some classes have their own writing tutors. To find out
if your class has a writing tutor, see COURSES
WITH TUTORS.
The Writing Workshop also provides many resources
for non-native English speakers:
Non-Native speakers are encouraged to
meet with Writing Workshop tutors during their office hours about the
phrasing and structure of their academic essays either by making an
appointment or visiting drop-in sessions. Informal English conversation
hours can also be arranged.
Students seeking more help with English language issues should contact the
Writing Program's specialist, Alice Hadler. Faculty and faculty advisors
who have students with language and/or related cultural issues may also
contact Alice Hadler, or urge their students to do so. Alice Hadler will
help identify issues, arrange individual tutorials, set up regular
contacts with the Ford Fellows in the Writing Workshop, or arrange a
writing mentor. She also teaches courses that are designed appropriate for
non-native or bilingual English speakers.
Please contact
Professor Hadler at x2832 or
ahadler@wesleyan.edu
If you are interested in becoming a writing tutor, see
HOW TO BECOME A WRITING TUTOR.
The Ford Fellows are two recent Wesleyan graduates who run The Writing
Workshop and help to train the writing tutors.
The Ford Fellows for 2008-2009 are Adam Tinkle and Michael Litwack. If you would like to contact them for any other information about
the Writing Workshop, just call X2440 or email: writingworks@wesleyan.edu
To learn more about the Ford Fellowship (and other Writing Program
Fellowships),
including how to apply, click here.
