Writing Lab

Mrs. Emily Speller
Adjunct Instructor of English and Writing Lab Director
Office: Braniff 304
Telephone: (972) 721-4066
email: emily.speller@gmail.com

Staffed by University of Dallas PhD students, the Writing Lab offers individual 30-minute tutoring sessions for students working on essays, regardless of the subject or the student's writing abilities.

Although we take time to identify mechanical errors in each draft, we count on the student to correct each error throughout the essay. That is to say, our tutors are teachers, not proofreaders. More importantly, we spend the bulk of each session in conversation with you, discussing what's convincing and what's lacking in your argument, what works and what might be adjusted in your essay's organization. After each session, the tutor sends a Writing Lab Report to the professor that assigned the essay, articulating both the student's successes in invention, organization and style, and the tutor's comments and suggestions for improvement.

The Writing Lab is open Sunday through Friday with appointments available as early as 10:00am and as late as 10:00pm. A tutoring session may be reserved by signing up for an appointment outside the lab in Braniff 304. Walk-ins are also welcome as time allows. For more information, please be free to contact Mrs. Speller at 972-721-4066.

Fall 2008 Writing Lab Hours

This Fall 2008 semester, the English Department Writing Lab is open Sunday through Friday. See detailed schedule below for further information.

General Lab Hours

Sunday 6pm-9pm

Monday 10am-5pm; 6-10pm

Tuesday 10am-2pm; 4pm-10pm

Wednesday 10am-4pm; 7pm-11pm

Thursday 10am-2pm; 4-6pm; 7-11pm

Friday 10am-4pm

Lab closed Saturday