
Talk About Writing
The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 2014
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-138-78206-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Talk about Writing: The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors offers a book-length empirical study of the discourse between experienced tutors and student writers in satisfactory conferences. The study uses a research-driven, iteratively tested framework to help writing center directors, tutors, writing program administrators, rhetoric and composition researchers, first-year composition instructors, and others interested in talk about writing to systematically analyze tutors' talk and to use that analysis to train new tutors.
The book strives toward two main goals: to provide an analytical research and assessment tool-the coding scheme-that other researchers can use to understand writing center tutor talk and to provide a close, empirical analysis of experienced tutor talk that can facilitate tutor training. The study details tutors' use of three categories of tutoring strategies-instruction, cognitive scaffolding, and motivational scaffolding-at macro- and microlevels and results in practical recommendations for improving tutor training.
The book strives toward two main goals: to provide an analytical research and assessment tool-the coding scheme-that other researchers can use to understand writing center tutor talk and to provide a close, empirical analysis of experienced tutor talk that can facilitate tutor training. The study details tutors' use of three categories of tutoring strategies-instruction, cognitive scaffolding, and motivational scaffolding-at macro- and microlevels and results in practical recommendations for improving tutor training.
Reviews / Votes
TAW 2nd edition provides an inspiring model for writing center research and its application to tutor training. The authors take a careful and systematic approach to revealing the unique powers of one-to-one instruction and interaction. The book provides fresh insights I can share with my tutors, colleagues, and dean. I love this new edition.Ben Rafoth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
24 s/w Tabellen
24 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-78206-8 (9781138782068)
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Jo Mackiewicz | Isabelle Thompson
Talk about Writing
The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors
Book
04/2018
2nd Edition
Routledge
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Jo Mackiewicz | Isabelle Thompson
Talk About Writing
The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors
Book
10/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€60.84
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Persons
Jo Mackiewicz is an associate professor of technical and professional communication at Auburn University.
Isabelle Kramer Thompson is emerita professor of technical and professional communication at Auburn University.
Isabelle Kramer Thompson is emerita professor of technical and professional communication at Auburn University.
Content
Chapter 1- Talk About Writing: An Introduction to Our Empirical Study
Chapter 2- Literature Review
Chapter 3- Methods
Chapter 4- The Three Conference Stages and Tutoring Strategies: The Overall Results
Chapter 5- Instruction Strategies
Chapter 6- Cognitive Scaffolding Strategies
Chapter 7- Motivational Scaffolding Strategies
Chapter 8- Case Study: A Writing Tutor Becomes a Writing Fellow
Chapter 9- Talk About Writing: A Conclusion to Our Empirical Study
Appendices A, B, C, and D
Chapter 2- Literature Review
Chapter 3- Methods
Chapter 4- The Three Conference Stages and Tutoring Strategies: The Overall Results
Chapter 5- Instruction Strategies
Chapter 6- Cognitive Scaffolding Strategies
Chapter 7- Motivational Scaffolding Strategies
Chapter 8- Case Study: A Writing Tutor Becomes a Writing Fellow
Chapter 9- Talk About Writing: A Conclusion to Our Empirical Study
Appendices A, B, C, and D