Summary In summary, tutors generally agreed that success in sessions and the needs of the
NNES student at a university writing center included grammar and LOC needs. Students
were also fairly consistent in expressing their needs as LOCs and success in a session as
one which addressed those needs. The artifacts also support this perception of student
needs. Student perceptions between the universities did not differ, and the tutor
perceptions were also in agreement that LOCs were a greater need.
Students displayed no differences in determining the attributes of a successful
session regarding whether they attended University One or Two. Students at University
One wanted their grammar, citations, and vocabulary corrected during sessions. Students
at University Two wanted their grammar, citations, and vocabulary corrected. Sessions
were successful if these elements or needs were addressed, and only one student indicated
that possibly more time would be useful. This student attended a session at University
Two, where sessions are typically one hour; the student believed that a two hour session
might be more useful and lead to further success.
Overall, the theme that emerged for all research questions was that the main need
of the NNES student in academic writing is in the area of LOCs. Tutors and students
agreed that this was the main student need. They also agreed that the success of a session
related to the addressing of these LOCs. Tutors, however, also believed that student
participation was a factor while students stayed focused on these LOCs. Employing an
ESL Specialist did not seem to affect the perceptions of the tutors or the success of
sessions for tutors or students.
Summary In summary, tutors generally agreed that success in sessions and the needs of the NNES student at a university writing center included grammar and LOC needs. Students were also fairly consistent in expressing their needs as LOCs and success in a session as one which addressed those needs. The artifacts also support this perception of student needs. Student perceptions between the universities did not differ, and the tutor perceptions were also in agreement that LOCs were a greater need. Students displayed no differences in determining the attributes of a successful session regarding whether they attended University One or Two. Students at University One wanted their grammar, citations, and vocabulary corrected during sessions. Students at University Two wanted their grammar, citations, and vocabulary corrected. Sessions were successful if these elements or needs were addressed, and only one student indicated that possibly more time would be useful. This student attended a session at University Two, where sessions are typically one hour; the student believed that a two hour session might be more useful and lead to further success. Overall, the theme that emerged for all research questions was that the main need of the NNES student in academic writing is in the area of LOCs. Tutors and students agreed that this was the main student need. They also agreed that the success of a session related to the addressing of these LOCs. Tutors, however, also believed that student participation was a factor while students stayed focused on these LOCs. Employing an ESL Specialist did not seem to affect the perceptions of the tutors or the success of sessions for tutors or students.
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