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dc.contributor.authorBelmihoub, Ibtissem
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on international student expectations regarding Writing Centers, how participants develop these expectations and what Writing Centers can do to meet these expectations. Focus groups were held to gather data. The recorded interviews were then transcribed and analyzed using James Gee’s approach to critical discourse analysis. Findings include four categories of expectations that were developed by participants before they went to the Writing Center, during a session, or after a few experiences: workshops, tutors in different disciplines, “involved” tutors, and “fix” paper. The analysis reveals that expectations categories are developed when students connect and/or disconnect themselves from the Writing Center services. Power dynamics involved include: Standard English, tutoring strategies designed for Native English Speakers, and advisers’ powerful positions.en_US
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU Policy 190.6.2
dc.titleWhat to Expect When You Don’t Know What to Expect: Analysis of International Student Expectations at Writing Centersen_US
dc.typeMaster's paperen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-22T20:07:05Z
dc.date.available2015-12-22T20:07:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10365/25509
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)en_US
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakersen_US
dc.subject.lcshReport writing -- Study and teaching (Higher)en_US
dc.subject.lcshTutors and tutoringen_US
dc.subject.lcshWriting centersen_US
dc.subject.lcshDiscourse analysisen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdfen_US
ndsu.degreeMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
ndsu.collegeArts, Humanities, and Social Sciencesen_US
ndsu.departmentEnglishen_US
ndsu.programEnglishen_US
ndsu.advisorRupiper Taggart, Amy


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