The Writing Centre

The ALL Writing Centre is located in Room 346a Barr Smith Library on the North Terrace Campus (see map below). The centre will be open in Semester 2 between 10 August - 6 November 2009 and including the mid-semester break.

The ALL Writing Centre is free to students currently enrolled at the University of Adelaide. Drop-in to see an Academic Learning & Language lecturer. They are available for individual consultations to help you develop your essay and report writing skills. No appointment is necessary, but students are advised to arrive early.

• Consultations are generally of 15-30 minutes duration
• Undergraduate students will benefit from attending ALL Semester Seminars
• For greater assistance, please bring your course guide, assignment question, comments from your lecturers/tutors, and drafts of your writing

Honours and Postgraduate Coursework (PGCW) students are able to meet with Dr Bill Winser (bill.winser@adelaide.edu.au) for assistance with essay and thesis/report writing.

The ALL Writing Centre is not an editing or grammar checking service. You will work with lecturers to develop the academic skill to:

• brainstorm ideas
• unpack the assignment question
• critically analyse and interpret evidence
• incorporate research
• recognise mechanical and grammatical problems
• design, develop and execute an essay/report/thesis
• reference correctly and avoid plagiarism