English 250 Application

Please consider this application to be a brief introduction to you and your reasons for wanting to take ENGL 250. The instructor will follow up with you after the application is received. Short answer questions can be brief, though feel free to expand when you think it is relevant.

(Application will be kept on file for one year)

Name *

Given

Family

Student ID *

(e.g. 9XXXXXXXXX)

Email *

Major

Semester Standing

Are you enrolled as a full-time student at University Park? *

Yes

Have you taken ENGL 15, 30, or 137? (Current enrollment is fine) *

Yes

Please list the writing courses you have taken as well as their respective instructors.

What type of writing have you done? How have these experiences prepared you to be a peer writing tutor?

Are there other qualifications you have that will help you to be a successful peer writing tutor? Please explain.

ENGL 250 values diversity in student voices, experiences, and perspectives--along with the linguistic differences students bring to the course. What unique perspectives and/or life experiences would you bring to the ENGL 250 writing community?

What aspect of peer tutoring in writing do you expect to be the most challenging for you?

How do you hope to benefit from being a peer tutor in writing?

Please list the name and email of one professor (any course) who is willing to serve as a reference for you if we have any questions.

Please list any questions you have or additional information you’d like to share. Beth Parfitt, Scholar in Residence in Writing and Communication will reply to you soon. For immediate questions or concerns contact eep112@psu.edu.

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