In this the Year of our Class the 15th of the Blogs

Can i just say. Wednesdays class was Awesome!!! I wanted to say Thank Dr. Chandler for letting me pick the Writing Studio as my assignment:)and thank you guys so much for really getting into the discussion.

I think i am beginning to narrow down my focus on something more exact.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of a Writing Studio? Or what is the most sufficient way to run a Writing Center in a University setting. I will have the opportunity to look at a minimum f Two groups(plus research) to carry out this project(ureshii)

Unfortunately, i hadn't the chance to have another writing session until Wed.(hurray). I thought the session went well, Dr. Chandler acted as the initiator.

In this session I looked mosty for:

Eye contact of the Speaker(who is it given to): I discovered a pattern: when the Speaker asked the Main writer(s) questions, they would look at the writer. But when stating their opinion the Speaker would look between the initiator and Main writer. AND when critiquing each other s/he would look directly at the initiator.

When mostly everyone participated (you could see the passion!)the eye contact was like watching a tennis match!(also, so far )

How the writers addressed each other:Everyone was polite to each other. the session(when i started taking notes) began with very polite language and over the course of a few jokes and AHH/Uh huh. the language began to slip into something a little more casual.

Interruptions: There were several interruptions, the main phrases used to interrupt were:
1."Yeah"....
2. "I understand what you are saying but"....
3. "Well".....

Silences:Any time where more that 3 seconds passed. there where 2ish. One was when Danny arrived, and the other when she left.so i don"t think they count....... there was a half silence when i explained the situation of the misunderstanding.

Side tracking: For the most part. the session conversation never reverted from the subject of the writing center. each Writer had a chance to talk about their subject and how it pertained to other

What i have observed so far:
- knowing the tutor does cause ease within a session....or cause tension.
-the Body language expressed in a session can give the tutor/write little cues on how to continue a session.Especially Facial expressions
-I learned at my old job,when it comes to ESL students, native English speakers need to pay attention to their rate of speech. Just slowing down really helps the writer.