Spanish Writing Consultant

The Writing Center has a Spanish Writing Consultant t to assist those of you enrolled in classes where Spanish writing is required.

Marcos, your Spanish Writing Consultant, is a native Spanish speaker and has been trained in Writing Center theory and practice.

Marcos will work the following hours during the fall 2009 semester: 

Monday - Friday

8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

To make an appointment with the Marcos, students must call the Writing Center receptionist at 836-6398 during regular business hours.

A reservation guarantees the client up to 45 minutes with Marcos; however, walk-in appointments are welcome!

Chinese Writing Consultant

Starting fall 2009, the Writing Center will have a Chinese Writing Consultant to assist students enrolled in the Chinese language courses offered at Missouri State, as well as Chinese students who use English as a second language.

Zhe, your Chinese Writing Consultant, is a native speaker and has been trained in Writing Center theory and practice.

Zhe will work the following hours during the fall 2009 semester

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A reservation guarantees the client up to 45 minutes with Zhe; however, walk-in appointments are welcome!

Applying for a Position as a  Foreign Language Writing Consultant

The Center hires energetic and enthusiastic writing consultants to assist students in all levels of writing from all disciplines. Hiring begins after midterm each semester.

Students look to consultants for assistance and are come to the Writing Center to learn something; therefore, the consultant’s goal is to work with the student. This is accomplished with interaction, as opposed to one-sided discourse. The consultant should ask questions about the assignment and about the student’s goals before reading over a paper or draft and should feel comfortable asking the student to make notes on the draft, as opposed to taking control and writing notes for the student.

For these reasons, consultants should be outgoing and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Requirements:

• Fluent in both languages.

• At least a junior in good academic standing; however, preference will be given to a senior or graduate student

• Need at least a 3.5 GPA in all courses

• MUST be a strong writer

• Need to commit to the Center for at least one full semester  

• Should plan to work a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 19 hours per week Must be friendly, responsible, patient, and professional

• Comfortable speaking in public

Application Process:

• Complete the application
• Schedule an interview with the Director of the Writing Center, Michael Frizell
• Go through an “audition” process by meeting with Pedro Koo (Spanish) or Weirong Yan (Chinese), professors in the Modern & Classical Languages Department
• Must provide the names of two faculty members who can speak to writing ability

Application

To make an appointment with the Zhe, students must call the Writing Center receptionist at 836-6398 during regular business hours.