Each semester, dedicated tutors from the McGill Writing Centre work with students one-on-one to help聽them at聽any stage of the writing process.聽During these tutorial sessions聽(currently offered remotely due to the pandemic),聽our tutors聽help聽students聽write clear and engaging prose聽for projects, papers and reports, so聽students聽can improve聽their聽writing聽skills,聽and聽feel confident in聽their聽work.听听
We spoke with Dr. Marc Ducusin,聽a tutor聽at聽the聽MWC聽with a PhD in English Literature, about his approach to these sessions and how聽McGill聽students聽can benefit from聽individualized聽writing guidance.听听
How can students benefit from a tutoring session?听听
Tutoring offers the rewarding opportunity to work one-on-one with students of all levels and fields to coach them through different stages in their writing process, from brainstorming to final revisions.听听听听
What kinds of work can students bring to the tutoring session?聽
Students bring in a variety of writing projects, from term papers to doctoral dissertations to personal statements for job applications.听听听听
How do you approach each session?听听
As a tutor, I can coach them closely through the details of writing and address their personal needs at a level of specificity that would be difficult to achieve in a larger classroom setting. I try to explain things in ways that enable students to improve their writing in concrete, actionable ways that have served me well in my own work.听听听听
What do you find rewarding as a tutor?聽
It's exciting to watch them find the best means to express their specialized knowledge with clarity and persuasiveness.听听
About Marc聽Ducusin, PhD聽
Marc Ducusin has a PhD in English聽Literature from McGill聽University. He has聽taught聽several聽courses in the English department,聽as well as at聽the School of Continuing Studies, the Faculty of Management, and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies.鈥�
About the McGill Writing Centre鈥檚聽Tutorial Service聽
The Tutorial Service is offered聽remotely聽to McGill students at no cost to help them聽organize聽their聽ideas, express聽arguments clearly聽and eliminate common grammatical errors.聽Students can access up to seven hours per term.聽Learn more at聽mcgill.ca/mwc/tutorial-service听听