About the Studio:At the Writing Studio, we offer space for conversation,
coffee, and writers, by creating a welcoming community for graduate and
undergraduate students to practice the art of writing. Our purpose is to
enhance the writing instruction that happens in academic classrooms by pairing
writers with an experienced reader, who engages them in conversation about
their writing assignments and ideas and familiarizes them with audience
expectations and academic genre conventions. We focus on the rhetorical
aspects of the text and provide one-on-one, student-centered teaching on
works in progress.
Our Mission: The mission of the Georgia State Writing Studio is to enhance undergraduate
and graduate student writing by encouraging all writers to participate
in regular conversation about the writing process and their academic
work.
We believe that talking about ideas and the art of writing with
knowledgable readers creates the ideal learning enviornment for
practicing personal expression, persuasion, and critical thinking, all
of which are vital to succeeding in the arts of academic and
professional writing and commmunication.
We support a community where
writers, readers, and teachers all learn from each other, by responding
to each others' texts with engaged conversation.
Our Staff: The Writing Studio is under the direction of Dr. Beth
Burmester, Assoc. Prof. of English. Working with her as graduate assistants
are 22 masters and doctoral students from the department of English who specialize in fields like rhetoric and composition, technical communication, literary studies, and creative writing.
Graduate assistants
tutor 5-10 hours per week and participate regularly in staff development and
professional events. Many of our staff have completed coursework in composition
theory and pedagogy, second language acquisition and teaching methods, and
have previous experience tutoring and teaching writing. To learn more about our tutors, please visit our Profiles page
Graduate assistants
may also present classroom workshops on the writing process and peer workshops,
conduct research on writing and teaching writing, and are active in professional
writing center associations.
The Writing Studio at Georgia State provides free writing tutorials for various writing projects. Our services are available to all faculty, staff, and students.
top of page
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
