Writing tutor

ライティングチューターとは、卒業論文やレポートなど、学術的な目的で文章を書く力を向上させることを目的とし制度です。チューターは明確で効果的な文章を書くための方略や、調査・情報収集の指導を行います。指導は対話形式で行われ、思考を深め、生徒自身が間違いに気づき修正できるようになることを目指します。

The Writing Tutor is designed to help students improve their writing skills for graduation theses, reports, and other academic assignments. Tutors work with students one-on-one to develop strategies for clear and effective writing in English and provide guidance on research and information gathering. Tutors will not proofread assignments but will provide support to help students make revisions and corrections on their own. The tutor sessions are dialogue-based to deepen thinking, enhance the writer's ability to express themselves, and enable the writer to notice and correct problems and areas for revision. Overall, the tutor sessions aim to support students in mastering the skills necessary to produce high-quality academic writing.

Examples of issues covered

  • Brainstorming
  • How to make an outline
  • Thinking about the theme/idea
  • Deepening their understanding of the issue
  • Researching relevant information (how to collect materials and search for literature)
  • Paragraph structure
  • Chapter organization
  • Consideration of good headings
  • Reading and understanding references
  • Summarizing
  • How to cite (how to summarize, how to list sources, how much to cite, etc.)
  • How to list references
  • Considering various expressions for writing (compare and contrast data, how to state issues, etc.)
  • Punctuation
  • Word choice and usage