The Writing Resource Centre is a resource for all students
It’s never too late or too early to book an appointment with the Mt. A Writing Resource Centre. The beginning of a new semester can be hectic, but making time to meet with one of our writing tutors can help at any stage of your academic career. Just starting out at university? Come learn some basic tools and learn where to get started with academic writing! Are you a returning student? Get a second set of eyes on your written assignments to make sure you’re on track and expressing yourself effectively. Coming up on the end of your degree? Make sure your final projects have the highest level of polish and clarity possible.
The Writing Centre is a resource for all students, regardless of writing ability. Located in the Academic Support Help Hub within the R.P. Bell Library, we offer one-on-one consultations to help Mt. A students with their academic writing. Students typically bring in a draft of an assignment to go over with one of our tutors, or we can help with prewriting exercises and brainstorming if you do not yet have a substantial amount written.
We recognize that academic writing is not always intuitive, and it is often not taught or only cursorily taught in secondary school. The Writing Resource Centre is one of many academic supports here at Mt. A that looks to address that educational gap. Additionally, with the thousands of prewriting, editing, and revising techniques out there, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to academic writing. Anyone can be an effective academic writer if they find the right approach, and our tutors can help you figure out what works best for you.
Appointments can be booked through Moodle (see the Mount Allison “Academic Supports” page or contact [email protected] if you are having any difficulty with booking) and can be cancelled at any point prior to your appointment time. Walk-ins are allowed, but we recommend an appointment to ensure a tutor will be available to help you. Appointments can be booked the day before your desired time, starting at 9:00 a.m.
The process of academic writing can be discouraging at times, particularly if it is not a discipline you were exposed to before coming to Mt. A. It is a craft which is often learned at the same time as the course content it is meant to articulate, but you need not try and tackle these challenges alone. Visiting with one of our tutors in the Writing Centre as early as possible in your academic career can pay off exponentially; you can identify and avoid recurring issues, as well as learn how to build on your existing strengths as a writer.
Feel free to get in touch with any questions or to see how the Writing Centre can help you!
James Harvey (he/him) is the Writing Centre Coordinator at Mt.A. He can be reached at [email protected] or [email protected].