First Session

I visit the writing center for the first time this past Wednesday to see how tutoring sessions take place. As I approach the room in my mind I had a list of things that I was looking for such as, the distance between the tutor and the student, the posture they each had, and body language of tutor towards student, how would the tutor assist the student, and what would the tutor focus on in regards of the paper.
First thing I noticed was the way the tutor pulled his chair closed to the student, yet allowing her to have personal space. Second, I paid closed attention in the way the tutoring session started; they exchanged names and the student began by introducing the assignment and explaining her perspective on what she had written. I also was curious and alert of what the tutor what target first. He read over the students work very carefully and examined the way the professor had commented on it.
As the session took place I noticed the student was mostly concerned about her grammar, due to the fact that she's still in the process of learning and perfecting the English language. The one thing I noticed was the way the tutor complemented her writing and the effort that she truly dedicated to the paper. In addition to that, I noticed the tutor mainly focused on the structure of the essay rather than it's grammar or the amount of the word that the student was required to have written. He then advised her to elaborate on the sentences that she already had, rather than changing her ideas.

On the other hand, he also went over the corrections and suggestions made by the professor in order for the student to recreate her argument and make a more solid response to the question.

I also noted the way the tutor provided more resources to the student, such as articles they have in the writing center.