Writing Lab

AUP’s Writing Lab is open for spring term, 2021   

Join us for online, live-video consultations

...every writer needs a reader!  And whether we offer our services on-site or online (as will be the case for spring term 2021), AUP’s Writing Lab supports our student writers – undergraduate and graduate – across the disciplines and at all stages of the writing process by offering a fresh perspective, informed feedback and friendly conversation in a welcoming setting.

Collaboration between the tutor and the student writer is key to a session’s success and getting the student actively engaged in talking and thinking about their writing.  

Each live video session is individually tailored, interactive and hands-on. 

• Engage student writers in discussing their topics so that they can generate ideas, organize their thoughts, develop their focus, and hone their arguments
• Offer feedback on developing drafts of papers
• Encourage students to try out new strategies, take risks, experiment
• Offer guidance on research, using and citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism
• Help students find their own answers, their own voice, their pride of ownership of their work

Our Writing Lab live video consultations, via Teams or Google.docs are similar to in-person appointments. You and your tutor will share your screen so you both can view and work on your draft in real time. 

• Once you and your tutor have agreed on the platform, day and hour (please specify any time difference with Paris), you can upload your work in a Google Doc and share it with aupwritinglabtutorsgmail.com.  Please include the assignment’s instructions, writing prompts, and / or your draft.  Your tutor will not read any documents until your appointments start time.

• All appointments are a maximum of 50 minutes (including a 5-minute buffer). 
• Same day papers are highly discouraged. 

Writing takes time.   Writing takes practice. And writing in the university can be an anxious and isolating task, especially during Covid-19 and spending so much of your time inside and online.  Why do it alone? Make an appointment today!

Get started now. Just click below to make an appointment!

make a request online or send an email to writinglabaup.edu 

. . . and don’t forget to include

• Name of your course and professor
• The writing prompt or assignment instructions
• Where you are in the process of writing your paper
• The due date
• Specific areas of concern you would like to work on: getting started, thesis, organization, integration of sources, sentence clarity, grammar, etc.