The Writing Lab is open to all ASU students
The lab hours of operation change every semester and are posted on
the lab door.
There are hundreds of computers available for general student use all over
the campus, but the Writing Lab, which is run by the ASU English Department,
holds a unique purpose at Arkansas State. The Writing Lab is the only computer
facility on campus that is staffed by trained writing tutors (most of whom are
ASU English graduate students) to aid you in your own writing. Our hours vary
from semester to semester, but they are always posted on the lab door. All
ASU students are welcome to visit for writing help, computer use, Internet
research, and e-mail access.
These are the Writing Lab’s principal aims:
- Provide one-on-one writing instruction for all ASU students
- Discuss assignments with students, helping them to clarify and organize
ideas
- Read students’ drafts and offer suggestions for revision
- Help students expand and develop papers
- Assist students with matters of style and the standards of correctness
- Explain specific rules of usage
- Answer questions about research and documenting sources
- Help students increase confidence in themselves as writers
- Give basic instruction in word processing
- Help students print out their work
These are things the Writing Lab will not do:
- Edit or proofread what a student has written
- Guarantee a particular grade or even suggest what grade a student is
likely to receive on an assignment
- Read multiple or extremely long assignments in a single conference
- Assist students with take-home assignments, final portfolios, or subject
matter that lies outside the boundaries of writing
- Attempt to interpret an ambiguously-worded assignment given to a student
by an instructor
- Type (or compose) assignments for students
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