CELTalks Oct. 15_2019 - Jenna Goddard - Hello from the other side: What Your Students are Complaining About - from tutor photos Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 19 min 79 sec
✓ Published: 16-Oct-2019

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Possibly one of the most common phrases tutors use in the Writing Centre is, “you should really go talk to your instructor.” This is frequently met with unconcealed fear, and some combination of, “I don’t want to bother my teacher/if I ask questions, he/she will think I’m dumb/I’m scared”. As a faculty member, I strive for approachability: Talk to me. Let’s have coffee. Notice my strategically-placed personal photos of kids/hobbies/cats, indicating I’m a real person! However, i