Longman Guide to Peer Tutoring
2nd Edition
Published on 10. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-205-57332-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 text, readers hear the voices of tutors and writers in first-person peer tutor accounts, reflective essays, and transcripts from actual sessions. Within each chapter, techniques, models, and exercises provide instruction appropriate for any level of tutoring.
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Paula Gillespie | Neal Lerner
The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring
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08/2001
Pearson
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Content
Preface.
About the Authors.
1. Why We Tutor.
2. The Writing Process.
3. The Tutoring Process.
4. Examining Expectations.
5. Observing in the Writing Center.
6. Tutoring Practice.
7. Reflecting on the First Session.
8. Reading in the Writing Center.
9. Working with ESL Writers
10. Writing Center Research
11. Writing Center Foundations
12. Interdisciplinary and On-line Tutoring
13. What if...
Recommended Readings.
List of Works Cited.
Index.
About the Authors.
1. Why We Tutor.
2. The Writing Process.
3. The Tutoring Process.
4. Examining Expectations.
5. Observing in the Writing Center.
6. Tutoring Practice.
7. Reflecting on the First Session.
8. Reading in the Writing Center.
9. Working with ESL Writers
10. Writing Center Research
11. Writing Center Foundations
12. Interdisciplinary and On-line Tutoring
13. What if...
Recommended Readings.
List of Works Cited.
Index.