Presentation
Presentation Slides for "Genre Knowledge as Artisanship: The Craft of Discipline-Specific Writing Tutorials"
International Writing Centers Association Conference
(2019)
Abstract
Writing center practitioners have long debated whether students writing in their disciplines are better served by generalist or specialist tutors. Recent research has highlighted the benefits of specialization, but training tutors in disciplinary content or specific assignments often proves impractical. One potential compromise is genre training. In this presentation, writing center faculty and tutors from James Madison University shared the results of a RAD research study that explored how tutor training in the genre of literature reviews affected students’ written products and impressions of their writing center consultations. Participants also heard from tutors with genre training and explored possibilities for genre training in their own writing centers.
Keywords
- Writing Center,
- RAD research,
- genre,
- tutoring,
- tutor training
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall October 19, 2019
Location
Columbus, Ohio
Citation Information
Lucy Bryan Malenke. "Presentation Slides for "Genre Knowledge as Artisanship: The Craft of Discipline-Specific Writing Tutorials"" International Writing Centers Association Conference (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/malenke/9/