Faculty

The Writing Centre has designed and delivered numerous workshops for Memorial University students on elements of writing, at instructors' request. Typically, the workshops are 45-50 minutes long, and every possible effort is made to tailor them to individual instructor/ class requirements. To date, we have given presentations to Business, Earth Science, English, Fisheries Resource Management, History, Music, Nursing, Psychology, Physical Education/Recreation, Physics, Social Work, Sociology, and Women's Studies classes. The one stipulation we make is that the instructor be present while the workshop is being presented to the class.

Below is a list of workshops the Centre has offered from 1997 to 1999; these can readily be repeated upon request (several weeks' notice is recommended, however, for scheduling purposes). We will also gladly design further workshops, should instructors request them. However, as creating a workshop "from scratch" is a time-consuming job, we must restrict the number of new workshops offered in any given term to a manageable number. Therefore, if you would like us to create a workshop for you, it is important that you discuss it with us as far in advance of the time you require it as possible.

Composition Workshops

Using Transitional Words and Phrases
Punctuation and Quotations
Using and Integrating Quotations in One's Writing
Effective Paraphrasing
In-text Citations: MLA and APA Style
Creating Effective Word Journals (scholarly article summaries)
General Principles of Academic Writing
Creating Working and Formal Outlines
Preparing to Write a Research Paper

Discipline-Specific Workshops

Format and Principles For Writing Scientific Research Papers (presented in 1st and 2nd year Physics)
Principles of Effective Technical Report Writing (presented in 3rd year Earth Science)
Writing Effective Introductions and Conclusions (presented in 2nd year Physical Education/ Recreation)
Incorporating Lines of Poetry into Text (presented in 1st year English)
Elements of an Effective Critical Analysis (presented in 1st year English)
Writing Research Proposals (presented in 4th year Physical Education/ Recreation)
Writing Graduate Research Proposals (presented in the graduate program in Fisheries Resource Management)
Writing Literature Reviews (presented in 2nd year Nursing)
Preparing Literature Reviews for Thesis Proposals (presented in the graduate program in Community Health)
Writing Articles for Publication (presented for the Faculty of Medicine)

Grammar Workshops

Avoiding the Comma Splice
Correcting Fragmented and Run-on Sentences
Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pluralization, Possession, and the Apostrophe
Using Commas, Colons, and Semicolons

Instructional Level Workshops (also offered as individual consultation)

Principles and Techniques of Writing Instruction
Designing the Writing Component of Research/Writing Courses
Providing Effective Feedback for Writing Assignments
Addressing the Process of Writing in Writing Instruction