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Intercultural Communication Center Writing Support at the ICC
ICC writing support helps students who are nonnative English speakers improve the writing skills they need for success in their academic programs. This support is offered in a variety of formats.
Writing Seminars
Walk-in Hours

Warner Hall 308
5000 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890
Office: (412) 268-4979
email:
eslhelp@andrew.cmu.edu

  Writing Seminars

Writing seminars are 2-hour sessions that provide information about, and practice with, specific academic writing skills.

Writing for Specific Purposes

  • Communicating Data Effectively
  • Email for Academic Purposes
  • Principles of Academic Writing
  • Writing Academic Summaries
  • Writing Successful Critiques

Troubleshooting Writing Problems

  • Avoiding Plagiarism: quoting and paraphrasing properly
  • Debugging your Writing: editing your work
  • Revising for Clarity
  • Using Articles Accurately

See the following for seminar descriptions.

  Walk-in Hours

Schedule for Walk-in hours

Walk-in hours (no appointment necessary) provide individual feedback on writing assignments. Walk-in hours are especially useful for specific questions, short assignments or as a follow-up to writing seminars. Walk-in hours work in the following way:

  • Students bring a piece of their own writing such as a homework assignment or paper with specific questions or concerns that they have.
  • We encourage students to bring other work or a laptop to use if they need to wait.
  • Walk-in hours do not provide help with proofreading, editing, advice for content or professional guidance on cover letters/resumes/application essays (but we can help with grammar, syntax and vocabulary).

 

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