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Negotiating the Non-Negotiable: Re-visioning Writing Center Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Grossman, Kelly Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375279778

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2013, Master of Arts, Miami University, English.
This thesis presents the findings of a national survey reassessing writing center concerns and training practices in light of increasing non-native-English-speaking (NNES) student enrollment. After analyzing the relationship between two prominent concerns (responding to sentence-level issues and cultural biases) and the most popular tutor training texts, it proposes changes that empower multilingual/multicultural populations. One of the most critical parts of reform, tutor education, emphasizes understanding cultural, rhetorical, textual, and contextual variety; enacting a pedagogy of listening; and addressing sentence-level concerns in ways that foster language acquisition. On-going education aims to complicate this knowledge by discussing static notions of culture; exploring complexities of language and its practice; and examining race, ethnicity, and nationality. The project ultimately reveals implications for writing center administrators and those deeply involved in tutor training, especially those interested in reflecting a commitment to valuing diversity and promoting multicultural and multilingualism.
Katharine Ronald, PhD (Committee Chair)
LuMing Mao, PhD (Committee Member)
Jason Palmeri, PhD (Committee Member)
88 p.
Bilingual Education; Composition; English As A Second Language; Higher Education; Literacy; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Multicultural Education; Multilingual Education; Pedagogy; Teacher Education
writing centers; national writing center survey; tutors and tutoring; tutor training and education; ESL, ESOL, NNES; multiculturalism and multilingualism

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  • Grossman, K. M. (2013). Negotiating the Non-Negotiable: Re-visioning Writing Center Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375279778

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Grossman, Kelly. Negotiating the Non-Negotiable: Re-visioning Writing Center Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity. 2013. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375279778.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Grossman, Kelly. "Negotiating the Non-Negotiable: Re-visioning Writing Center Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1375279778

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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