Re: the 'logic' of training tutors thru' EN

[Larry Nichols <lnichols@seattleu.edu>]

Here at Seattle University our tutor training course is listed as English
390:Tutoring Writing: Theory & Practice. Because much of the course
involves bringing new tutors into conversation with scholars in
composition, it seems natural here for the course to be listed in the
English Department. Let me know if more information about our course would
help you. 

Larry Nichols
Director of the Writing Center
Seattle University

On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, VIRGINIA JOHNSON-7372 wrote:

> Hello and please help if you can.
> 
>    My instition's educational policy committee has brought a 
> recommendation before the faculty senate which proposes 
> (among other things) that our tutor training course be 
> removed from the English curriculum and be given a new prefix.  
>     For many reasons, that may ultimately be a 
> good thing for our Center (which is both writing and 
> reading/learning center), but EPC's rationale states that "there
> is no logical reason for designating [Tutor Training] as part 
> of the English curriculum."
>     I have clear ideas about the logic of having two courses that 
> focus primarily on writing theory and pedagogy be part of the English 
> curriculum, but what I need are examples of places where Writing 
> Center peer tutors are trained in courses that have English 
> department designations.  
>      If you would just e-mail me the name of course and department 
> designation and institution, it would help me address this notion.  
> Unfortunately the Senate meeting is tomorrow and I just uncovered a 
> copy of the recommendation yesterday, so time is short.
>      Thank you.
>      Virginia Johnson
>      Director Reading/Writing Center
>      Augustana College
>      Rock Island IL   61201
>      rwjohnson@augustana.edu
>      
> 
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