Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday	8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday	Closed

 

Contacts

Benjamin Carter,	(863) 784-7102
Coordinator, TLC/Adult Education Advisor

 

Writing Lab

Open to all students, the writing lab offers one-to-one tutoring on any writing problem or project. Tutors provide advice, explain rules and principles, and guide you to resources – both in print and online – to help improve your writing or to plan or write a paper. Tutors also show you how to edit your work, but they will not edit your work for you.

Students are assisted on a first-come, first-served basis. Wait times will vary depending on the number of students in the lab in relation to the number of tutors available at a particular time.

• The Purdue University Writing Lab: Students can access useful handouts from OWL (online writing lab). Included are material on planning and writing papers.
• The University of Richmond Writing Center: This site offers advice on writing first drafts in various academic disciplines.
• The UVic Writer’s Guide: The University of Victoria’s English Department Web site offers information on paragraphs, the topic sentence, unity and coherence, and paragraph development.
• The American Heritage Book of English Usage: This commercial online reference tool contains sections on style, work choice, and grammar.
• Guide to Grammar and Style: Maintained by Jack Lynch, Department of English, Rutgers University, this site contains a search engine that enables you to find information on English usage.

You must bring with you:

• 2 copies of the draft or paper you’re working on (free-writing, notes, scribbles – whatever you have)
• A copy of the assignment (or your notes if the assignment was given orally)
• Any reading materials, notes, or research the paper is to be about
• Your questions and uncertainties
• Your own writing materials, notebook, pad of paper, or laptop computer you like to work with