ENG 218 - Advanced Composition/Peer Tutoring in Writing

Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
This course is designed for capable student writers who wish to improve their writing skills in advanced composition and to learn approaches to tutoring in order to assist other students who have writing concerns. In this course, students will study different approaches to composition and the various types of writing in the disciplines. They will write essays, journals, case studies and critiques of other students’ writing. In evaluating their tutoring, they will use role playing and peer review. The instructor will supervise tutorial work regularly. Students will be required to work two hours per week in the Writing Center in order to earn the lab credit. Students who have successfully completed the first five weeks of the course may be selected to begin their paid tutoring position for hours worked beyond the two required hours. After successful completion of English 218, matriculated DCC students can continue working at the Writing Center for the remainder of their DCC academic career.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the composition series, ENG 101 and ENG 102, with a grade average of B or better