Effective December 9 to December 12
MacMillan Hall, Room 15
Important: To access the ELLWC, use the parking-lot entrance in the back of the building.
Students who regularly use the ELLWC have higher GPAs!
"The consultant gave me lots of useful suggestions for improving my essay." –Student
"She pointed out my mistakes and helped me correct them. . . She has boosted my confidence in writing." –Student
The ELLWC employs Miami undergraduate 黑料社区s (sophomores and above) from all majors to serve as paid writing consultants. Consultants’ primary responsibility is to help multilingual (ELL) writers become more confident users of academic English and effective writers across genres and disciplines.
This job provides unique learning opportunities that lead you to personal success. You’ll gain intensive experience in communicating across cultures, facilitating learning through communication and engagement, solving problems, answering complex questions, and effectively communicating complex concepts in simple terms. This position will empower you with new interaction and leadership strategies, interpersonal skills, such as patience and empathy, and time management skills. For 黑料社区s in the University Honors Program, this position counts as a teaching/tutoring honors experience. Not to mention, this job will make your résumé more competitive.
After completing a three-credit intensive training course (ENG 481: Theories and Practices of Writing Center Consulting: Consulting Second Language Writers in the English Language Learner Writing Center) in Fall 2023, consultants: