1. Where is the Writing Center located?
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2. What are the Writing Center’s hours of operation?
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3. What if I can’t get there for any of the hours listed?
How do I get help?
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4. What services does the Writing Center offer?
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5. Will I need an appointment?
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6. What should I bring with me to the Writing Center?
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7. Can I just drop an assignment off and pick it up after the Writing Center has edited it for me?
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8. How long does a Writing Center session usually last?
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9. I have an assignment due at noon. Can I come in at 11am on the same day and get the Writing Center to look at it for me?
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10. I went to the Writing Center for help, but I only got a “B” on my paper. Why didn’t I get an “A”?
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11. What is the cost of using the Writing Center?
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1. The Writing Center is located in Room B125, next to the Business Office.
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2. During the spring semester of 2008, Writing Center tutors are available at the following times:
Monday: 10 AM-4 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 AM-6 PM
Friday: 12 PM-3 PM
Peer tutor: Monday and Wednesday from 9 AM-12:30 PM and Friday from 10 AM-12 PM
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SWE specialist (for students who are foreign-born or who from a culture other than the American culture and who are experiencing difficulty with Standard Written English): Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 – 6:00 PM.
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3. Call the Writing Center at (302) 453-3707, or contact Kristin Yonko at yonko@dtcc.edu. The Writing Center will try to find a time that works for you.
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•Assistance with paragraphs, essays, research reports and other writing assignments for any DTCC course
•Tutoring at all stages of the writing process. We will help you with topic selection; finding and evaluating sources; planning a paper; revising for content, clarity, and organization; citing and formatting in APA style; and editing for sentence structure, word choice, and usage
•Assistance with word processing, internet research, e-mail operation, and Blackboard
•Workshops on research writing and other common writing tasks
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5. Appointments are not required, but they are encouraged because they give you a chance to talk to a tutor without having to wait. If you don’t have an appointment, feel free to ask the tutor on duty to help.
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6. Please bring your assignment specifics and your course information (class number, section, and instructor’s name) so the tutor can understand your assignment. It is also helpful if you bring two copies of your assignment.
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7. No. The Writing Center’s goal is to teach you how to improve your own writing by recognizing strengths and weaknesses in your work. If you just drop a paper off for a tutor to correct, you will not learn these valuable skills.
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8. Typically, a student’s session will be 20 minutes; however, there may be certain time constraints set during busier parts of the semester (i.e., mid-terms and finals).
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9. No. The Writing Center tutors will not always be available due to previously scheduled appointments. If you wait until the last minute, you may find that there is not enough time to give your paper an adequate review. The Writing Center strongly encourages you to plan ahead.
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10. The Writing Center tutors will discuss your paper with you and offer you advice; however, you are ultimately responsible for the content of your paper. That’s why the Writing Center cannot guarantee that you will receive an “A” on an assignment. Our belief, however, is that students who visit the writing center several times with an assignment will probably receive a better grade on that assignment than they would if they visit only once or not at all. (Click here for a printable drafting timeline.)
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11. It’s free!
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