Zhamilia Klycheva: "Teaching is a mutually beneficial process..."

January 26, 2017

Zhamilia Klycheva, a senior in the Business Administration Department, balances her academic and work responsibilities as a student at AUCA and a tutor for the Writing and Academic Resources Center. During her time at AUCA, she has developed her (and others') professional and academic skills through her work with WARC.

She shared her thoughts about her job:

 “After I successfully completed “Composition Theory and Tutoring Pedagogy,” I applied to WARC and was chosen to be an Academic Writing Tutor. First of all, I have improved my own writing. Teaching is a mutually beneficial process. When explaining the material, I learn how to deliver it in an easier and more coherent way. I learn how to put myself in the shoes of the person I am tutoring and it simplifies my job. From a personal perspective, I have developed my patience, my ability to listen to others (which is crucial), and my objectivity. All these benefits help me become a more professional tutor. It is not as hard as it first might seem. I could waste the hours I tutor simply watching TV or surfing the web, but instead, I help others and gain professional experience. Most students understand that we are not their editors—we are here to help them improve as writers. They frequently ask to help with their overall structure, grammar and thesis statements”. 

The WARC’s primary mission is to help students succeed in their courses across the curriculum, and in particular, in writing-intensive courses with the help of formally trained peer tutors.  The WARC’s secondary mission is to support faculty across the curriculum in enhancing their writing pedagogy skills and assisting to create writing assignments that help students meet course learning outcomes. Central to the WARC’s mission is the belief that developing a culture of writing, rhetoric, and active engagement in the learning process is one of the most fundamental aims of a liberal arts education. Besides free peer tutoring, the WARC also provides workshops and other assistance with writing that is relevant to students’ academic and professional pursuits, such as scholarship essays, personal statements, and other components of employment, graduate school, and scholarship applications.

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