APPLY TO THE WARC

WRITING AND ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER TUTOR:

The WARC stipend is available to AUCA undergraduate students interested in acquiring and developing pedagogical skills and actively contributing to facilitating other students' success in academic courses across the curriculum in their role as peer tutors.  The WARC accepts applications throughout the year, but the selection of WARC tutors generally takes place in late August and early September, with some select opportunities available in December and January. The deadline to apply for a Spring 2025 tutoring position is January 10, 2025. 

In order to apply, candidates must present the following:

1. A completed Application Form. 
2. A copy of their academic transcript
3. Two letters of recommendation from AUCA faculty (discipline-specific recommendations preferred)
4. A written statement of interest (not exceeding 600 words)

The above can be submitted by e-mail at warc@auca.kg

Shortlisted applicants will be required to undergo a personal interview with the WARC Director and the WARC Coordinator.

*As a prerequisite, applicants specializing in writing must complete the course "Writing to Teach You: Theory and Practice of Composition Pedagogy" (HUM-262) before being considered for the WARC stipend.

The class is only offered in the spring.

*TESTIMONIALS from Writing to Teach You: Theory and Practice of Composition Pedagogy

Alina Mamatova

In pursuit of becoming a writing tutor, I took the course “Writing to Teach You” in my sophomore year which prepared me for a tutoring journey by equipping me with pedagogical skills and knowledge. This course offered great balance of theory through various readings and discussions and a practice at the WARC where we conducted sessions with real tutees. In those practicum sessions, I could directly apply the knowledge gained from our classes and develop my tutoring abilities even more. Classes were full of interesting discussions, deep analysis of every text that we read and engaging group works that enhanced our understanding of tutoring. Thus, this class taught me not only to become a better tutor but also further improved my writing and analytical skills. In this course which definitely goes beyond teaching tutoring skills, you will learn the value of sharing and creating a good atmosphere for this collective process.

Nurbubu Abdyashim kyzy

I used to think that teaching and tutoring were almost the same thing. However, through the “Writing to Teach You: Theory and Practices of Composition Pedagogy” course, I realized the significant difference between them.

The content of the course is thoughtfully designed in a way that boosts student’s critical thinking, and knowledge in pedagogy including effective tutoring. The theoretical part includes reading the assigned articles. They will introduce not only new ideas, but also challenge common concepts by presenting different points of view by different authors.  As the course combines, both, theoretical and practical parts, the knowledge gained through readings and class discussions will be applied to practice where students can tutor students under the existing tutor's observation. It will allow students to strengthen their knowledge in real-life practices and getting valuable feedback from existing tutors will be a bonus for further improvement.

 If you are willing to discover the differences between teaching and tutoring as well as wishing to become a writing tutor, the “Writing to Teach You: Theory and Practices of Composition Pedagogy” course is for you!

Atai Rakhmatov

The "Writing to Teach You" course, its theoretical content and hands-on practice really gave me an understanding of what tutoring is about before I set foot in WARC as a writing tutor. During the course, we have read and discussed a variety of texts in the field of tutoring, ranging from articles in professional journals written for writing center tutors to stories of positive experiences with non-traditional tutoring approaches. Combined with the practical part of the course, in which we had to dive into WARC as actual tutors, all of this allowed me to become not only an effective tutor in writing and math, but also a more adaptive communicator with the confidence to empower students in their academic journey.