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Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut (AUB) is a teaching-centered research university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. While AUB operates in the English language as aforementioned, the tutoring sessions run in both Arabic and English languages.
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Writing Centers Around the World
Intangible and Interactive Writing Center – Peer Tutoring Scheme @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong
We would like to thank Dr. Jose Lai for introducing us to the Peer Tutor Scheme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Check out Slow Agency Season 2 Episode with Dr. Lai and her colleague, Dr. Allen Ho to learn more about their efforts in localizing writing center praxis!
Introducing the HU-SO English Writing Center at Burapha University in Thailand
The HU-SO English Writing Center at Burapha University, in Chon Buri, Thailand, was the result of one administrator’s vision, followed by a series of serendipitous coincidences.
The Write Space at ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan
ADA University is Azerbaijan’s first English-medium public university, which grew from Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, a training school for diplomats. Founded in 2012, the mission of the Write Space is to foster a strong university-wide English writing community by providing individual support and organizing workshops and other writing-related events.
Academic Writing Education at Ashoka University, India — A Close Look at the YIF Critical Writing Program
Just two decades ago, there was relatively much less academic writing instruction at the higher education level in the country. However, over the last two decades, a slow but steady growth in writing programs and centers has happened. Ashoka University, which was one of the first that began this work, continues to be a significant voice and model in the expanding writing pedagogy movement in India.
Hiroshima University Writing Center, Hiroshima, Japan
The Hiroshima University (HU) Writing Center was established in 2013. Located inside the HU Library, it is operated by the library and the URA Division, Department of Research and Academia-Government-Community Collaboration. The center supports students in both Japanese and English academic writing.
Creating a Writing Center Community: CAPA (Academic Publishing Advisory Center), Curitiba, Brazil
CAPA (Academic Publishing Advisory Center, in Portuguese "Centro de Assessoria de Publicação Acadêmica") is the first true writing center in Brazil, founded in 2016 by Professor Ron Martinez. There is a need to talk about writing (even in Portuguese) since students feel pressured and have few opportunities to reflect upon their writing processes. Also, scholars and students in Brazil suffer from enormous pressure to publish articles in prestigious, high-impact journals, and this usually entails publishing in English -- a phenomenon related to the "internationalization of higher education". CAPA addresses both issues at once but It is for this latter reason that students and faculty alike seek out our writing center; if CAPA dealt with only the former, it is unlikely the writing center would reach as many people as it does.
