Information About Writing Tutor Positions

Writing Tutors in the Writing Workshop:
    As a tutor in the Workshop, you will read papers from courses across the curriculum and work individually with students of all sorts, from first-year students to thesis writers. They will ask your help at every stage of the writing process, looking for your advice about organizing ideas, structuring a paper, or editing a draft. You will also help students who are learning English as a second language and will work closely with foreign students.

Writing Tutors in Courses Emphasizing Writing and FYI Courses:
    Writing tutors work in courses where the instructor is interested in offering students help with course papers. Writing tutors have a variety of roles, depending on how instructors choose to use them. You may be asked to hold office hours and talk to students about papers in progress or to put written comments on rough drafts. You should expect to attend class meetings in your course unless the instructor decides this is not necessary.

Writing Mentors:
    Writing Mentors work closely with a group of freshmen, serving as personal writing tutors for those students. Generally, mentors have 4 clients, each of whom they meet with for an hour each week. This is an experimental program, however, and the arrangements may change from year to year.

The Selection Process:
     In selecting tutors I look for people who are interested in writing and in writers' struggles. I favor applicants who have strong academic records, though I do hire people whose records show ups and downs. Many applicants will be hired because they know the subject matter of a course where a writing tutor is needed. First-year students, who have taken relatively few courses, are not likely to be hired but are welcome to apply. I need to match your background and abilities to the requirements of the jobs available.
    Before you apply, please be sure you will be able to accept a job if I should offer you one; if your schedule is so tight that you can only work at a particular time, or in a particular position, please indicate this clearly on your application.

Compensation for Writing Tutors:
     $400 stipend and one course credit in English.
     If you would like to serve as a writing tutor without receiving credit, please let me know. You may not work (for credit) both as a writing tutor and as a teaching apprentice for another course during the same semester. Remember that you may count only two credits from writing tutor or teaching apprentice work towards your graduation requirements.

The Ford Teaching Seminar:
    All writing tutors participate in the Teaching Seminar, a training course which meets Tuesdays from 12 - 1 p.m. Readings and short exercises are assigned each week.
There is a separate meeting for veteran tutors. Your work in this seminar enables you to receive course credits for your tutoring.

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