Blog 5 Topic: The Writing Center and the English Language Learner

  Outline:
A. What is the Writing Center
     1.  define Writing Center  in the early 2000's
     2.  "           "          "        currently (research "Tutoring Writing" Chp. 3

B.  Expectations
     1.  Expectations of Professors for students in college writing:
       grammar, writing style, APA, research based (research demographics from web site given on assignment sheet.
     

C.  ELL views about WC
    1.  Different views of what the writing center should be verses what it is (use research found in white book)
    2.  What do ELL students want and what they don't want.  ( research "ESL" Writers Guide for Writing Center Tutors)
    3.   How do ELL see themselves as writers

D.  Personal Experience
    1.  Personal experience with the Writing Center in early "2000's"
    2.  Professors/ Different academic department (research "Tutoring Writing" chp. 8)

Now that I have developed an outline, I can begin researching my sources and than developing my draft.