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The Longman guide to peer tutoring /

Grounded in current writing center theory and practice, "The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring" provides students with a comprehensive introduction to effective tutoring. Throughout the book, readers hear the voices of tutors and writers in first-person peer tutor accounts, reflecti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillespie, Paula
Other Authors: Lerner, Neal
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pearson Longman, [2008].
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Longman professional development series in composition.
Subjects:
Peer teaching.
Tutors and tutoring.
Writing centers.
Table of Contents:
  • Why we tutor
  • The writing process
  • The tutoring process
  • Examining expectations
  • Observing in the writing center
  • Tutoring practice
  • Reflecting on the first session
  • Reading in the writing center
  • Working with ESL writers
  • Writing center research
  • Writing centers: historical and theoretical contexts
  • Interdisciplinary and on-line tutoring
  • What if.