The document summarizes the structure of a basic writing course at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The course is 4 credit hours, meeting 3 days a week for normal class activities and the 4th day in a writing lab. Instructors and professors receive training while teaching assistants mentor in the weekly lab sessions to aid students as they work on class projects or other writing assignments.

1. Basic Writing Course Structure Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2. General Course Structure 4 Credit Hours Weekly Schedule: 3 Days normal class activities, readings, writing assignments, etc. Fourth day devoted to Writing Lab All class sections meet in Computer Classroom

3. General Course Structure Teaching: Instructors and Professors interested will attend training seminar Teaching Assistants will serve in the Lab Sessions held on Fridays TA ’ s serve in a structured, “ mentored ” position.

4. The Writing Lab “ The core tension I identify resides in the potential conflict between having writing centers be the one place on campus where we do remediation head-on, and current writing center philosophy, which encourages us to focus primarily on ‘ higher-order ’ concerns. ” - Heather M. Robinson “ At York, then, it falls to agencies outside the curriculum to provide support for these students. The findings that I present suggest that our writing center does real work as a site of remediation ” -Heather M. Robinson

5. The Writing Lab Writing Lab: Students will attend writing lab once per week Multiple TA ’ s will monitor and aid students during lab hours Students may work on class projects OR other writing projects from other courses