What We Bring with Us: A Multivocal Look at the Experiences of Two-Year College Peer Writing Tutors

Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2025

What We Bring with Us: A Multivocal Look at the Experiences of Two-Year College Peer Writing Tutors

Angelyn Sommers ; Adrienne Oliva ; Annette B. Crowder ; Kassandra Gossens ; Honorine Wendyam Ilboudo ; Maya McAuliffe-Schroeder ; Stephen Morrison ; Maxwell W. Stone ; Kierstyn Torres

Abstract

This article examines two-year college peer writing tutors’ preparedness for the emotional labor of writing center work. Through stories, this multivocal piece shares the experiences of nine current and former peer tutors from a writing center at a large midwestern technical college and challenges the narrative of two-year colleges as remedial spaces.

Journal: Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published: 2025-03-01
DOI: 10.58680/tetyc2025523248
Open Access: Closed
Topics: writing centers two-year college

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