What We Do

We go over English essays with students from all disciplines and all courses, college-wide. We also work with PREP or EAP students with anything related to their Prep or EAP courses, including:

  • Help with grammar assignments
  • Help with pronunciation
  • Help understanding Main Ideas

Our Instructors

The Writing Center is staffed with Valencia English, Reading, and EAP adjunct faculty and teachers from other venues bringing similar teaching experience and credentials.

Availability

Instructors are available by appointment

  • Each appointment is 30 minutes, research papers may be 60 minutes
  • One appointment per day, per student
  • Three appointments per week, per student
  • Appointments can be made up to two weeks in advance
  • No-Show appointments will be given to walk-in students after 5 minutes
  • The Writing Center is only for currently enrolled Valencia students
  • Call 407-582-5454 to schedule an appointment

Expectations

  • Expect your consultation to be with an instructor. Peer-tutoring is not done here.
  • Expect the emphasis to be on teaching and learning.
  • Expect that we will discuss as much as is reasonable in a 30-minute consultation.
  • Expect that your paper will probably leave better than when it came in. Improvements are inherently a part of the writing discussion process.
  • Don’t Expect us to be your proof-reader. That’s your job.
  • Don’t Expect that everything in your paper will be addressed. We’ll discuss whatever can be reasonably handled in a 30-minute period.
  • Don’t Expect a high grade just because you had a consultation. We don’t write nor edit your paper for you. It’s up to you to apply what you have learned from your consultation.

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