{"id":11515,"date":"2015-05-06T20:21:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T20:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devuwc.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=11515"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:18:44","slug":"enc-4275-5276-theory-and-practice-of-tutoring-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/uwc\/enc-4275-5276-theory-and-practice-of-tutoring-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"ENC 4275 \/ 5276: Theory &amp; Practice of Tutoring Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>ENC 4275 \/ 5276: Theory &amp; Practice of Tutoring Writing<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color: #946f00\">Tuesday, 6:00 \u2013 8:50 p.m.<\/span><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>This three-unit course is a practicum, which educates tutors to assist writers in the University Writing Center. Designed for both novice and experienced tutors, this writing intensive course introduces both undergraduate tutors and selected Graduate Teaching Assistants in Writing &amp; Rhetoric to writing center research, theory, and practice. Prerequisite: ENC\u00a01102.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You must have earned credit for ENC 1102 (or an equivalent course) to enroll in the ENC 4275 course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrollment in this course is by special permission.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color: #946f00\">In Theory &amp; Practice of Tutoring Writing, You Will Do the Following:<\/span><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><ul>\n<li>Learn about tutoring students from first-year to graduate across the disciplines<\/li>\n<li>Study strategies to support multilingual writers<\/li>\n<li>Discuss reading assignments<\/li>\n<li>Lead discussion about your tutoring practices<\/li>\n<li>Take part in student presentations of writing center work<\/li>\n<li>Engage in problem solving about teaching challenges encountered in the UWC<\/li>\n<li>Conduct multiple observations of tutoring and be observed yourself<\/li>\n<li>Write frequent reflections on your tutoring practices<\/li>\n<li>Write about your developing theory and practice of tutoring<\/li>\n<li>Conduct primary research in the UWC<\/li>\n<li>Share your writing, respond to the writing of classmates, and revise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To fulfill the requirements of the practicum, undergraduate peer tutors will be assigned 3-4 weekly tutoring hours that fit your schedule. You will participate in Writing Center orientation before the semester begins, then start work as a writing consultant during the second week of the semester.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color: #946f00\">Sample Course Materials<\/span><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1emTzRj8TmfnKZaLyZeoj7l7OwzsjU2uYzB4Lx5H3tYg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Sample Syllabus and Course Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11515","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ENC 4275 \/ 5276: Theory &amp; 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