Apply to be a Writing Consultant

• Are a JI Undergraduate Student and at JI next academic year
• Enjoy meeting new JI students and like writing
• Are interested in discussing ideas with your peers
• Want to strengthen your own communication and leadership skills
• Value contributing to JI’s excellence in student writing and speaking

WRITING CONSULTANTS

• Hold one-on-one or group appointments with JI students on writing and speaking assignments
• Collaborate with faculty on responding to student writing and speaking tasks
• Design and offer workshops by request
• Design resources and materials in response to student needs
• Receive extensive training in one-on-one collaboration, in facilitating writing and speaking topics, and in various writing and language topics

WHAT STUDENTS SAY:

• The consultant helped me a lot! She pointed out my problems and gave me practical suggestions. Also, she helped me to form some valuable questions that I can ask my instructor later to learn more
• The consultant helped make my essay more arguable and strong. Some basic skills are also taught, which are really useful.
• Always helpful and inspiring!
• Very kind! She will guide you to think deeply about your essays. It’s very helpful to improve your writing
• I do appreciate that the consultant did not give me direct suggestions. Instead, she guided me to think about the problems by myself.

• I find meeting students with different instructors and topics really fun. I also enjoy the process of listening to the student’s concerns and thinking while figuring out possible solutions together.
• The writing center is the most professional organization I have ever experienced in JI.
• The major values are not restricted to revising the students’ papers, but more for creating an atmosphere where everyone loves thinking, loves communicating, and loves writing itself.

For questions about recruitment, please contact ryan.thorpe@sjtu.edu.cn