A sociocultural exploration of english faculty perceptions of american design university in qatar's writing center

A sociocultural exploration of english faculty perceptions of american design university in qatar's writing center. (2013). A sociocultural exploration of english faculty perceptions of american design university in qatar's writing center.

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Title	A sociocultural exploration of english faculty perceptions of american design university in qatar's writing center
Abstract	This study examines English faculty perceptions of the Writing Center at American Design University in Qatar (ADU-Q) through a sociocultural framework and social capitalist analysis. The current proliferation of American higher education branch campuses in the Arabian Gulf region make this a timely study, as the local context warrants an in-depth analysis of how writing centers are situated in this unique environment of language learners and dynamic social and cultural changes. Data triangulation in this qualitative study is informed by three sources: interviews with English faculty, interviews with the ADU-Q Writing Center Coordinator, and archival documents. Preliminary findings suggest that collaboration between the Writing Center and various stakeholders tends to improve positive perceptions of the Center. Furthermore, the changing nature of the local context contributes to changes in these perceptions and ways in which the participants' viewed their own role as faculty. This research unites the fields of Composition, TESOL, and writing center research; furthermore, it aims to inform an understanding of teaching and writing center practices in National Institution in Qatar.
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Title: A sociocultural exploration of english faculty perceptions of american design university in qatar's writing center
Personal Name(s): McHarg, Molly P.
Bizzaro, Patrick
Corporate Name(s): Indiana University of Pennsylvania
English.
Note: Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Bizzaro, Patrick Committee members: Resa Crane Bizzaro; Tina Perdue.
Topical Subject(s): Language arts
English as a Second Language