Field Observations #1

When I first walked into the Writing Center to do my first job shadowing I was a little nervous and all I had to do was watch.

The first thing we did was introduce ourselves and try and make the client feel comfortable. We then made copies of the work and had the client read the paper aloud find areas that could be more clear.

My consultant used leading questions to have the client search out the answers and when needed talk a little bit of a direct approach when needed.

We also had to a little bit of brainstorming on the thesis to make it correlate with the paper, so that the overall flow was smoother.

My overall experience was that the Writing Center is a place where students can come and get constructive help. The student left happy and I felt better because I now knew better how a session at the Writing Center was conducted.