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Writing & Language Center

Workshops

The Tutoring Center offers a variety of study skills, reading, and writing workshops each quarter to help students build the learning processes and tools they need to stay organized and thrive academically. All students can attend! See the schedule below for our upcoming workshops.

Our workshops are currently held virtually through the Tutoring Zoom Room, but our team is open to creating hybrid and in-person workshops if requested! 

How to Join our Workshops

Log into the Tutoring Zoom room through our drop-in tutoring system (Links to an external site.). View our video instructions (Links to an external site.), or follow these step-by-step directions.

  1. Click on "Go to Drop-In Tutoring (Links to an external site.)" button.
  2. Enter your 8-digit student ID and your birth date (two-digit month, two-digit date, and four-digit year. For example, February 25, 1970 would be entered as 02251970). Click "Sign In" button. 
  3. Click on the “Drop-In” button to join the main Zoom room.
  4. Select any of your classes from the drop-down list.
  5. Then, for the reason for your visit, select "workshop"
  6. Click “Continue.” 
  7. Click on “Click Here to Enter Tutoring Zoom Room” button. This will allow you to enter the Tutoring Center where you will be greeted by our Tutoring Center Zoom Hosts.
  8. Request to join the WLC Workshop.

OR 

RSVP to the event invitation attached to each workshop on our calendar to get a direct link to our workshops! 

Tutoring Workshop Calendar

Request a Workshop - 

Aside from our regularly scheduled writing and student success workshops, upon request, the Tutoring Center can provide a variety of workshops on reading, writing, research, and study skills topics.

To request a workshop, please email Program Coordinator, Vanessa Santillan-Nieto (santillannietovanessa@fhda.edu)

* It takes the staff  1-2 weeks to prepare workshops. Please submit your workshop request well in advance. No workshops during weeks 1-2, and 12. 

The Tutoring Center has presented workshops on the following topics:

  • Thesis Statements
  • Topic Sentences
  • In-Class Essay Writing
  • Timed Essay Writing
  • Summary Writing
  • Active Reading
  • Note-Taking
  • Conversation
  • Scholarship Essay Writing
  • Proofreading
  • Integrating Quotations
  • Research Essays
  • Citation Styles
Meet with a Tutor
 

WINTER HOURS (01/12-03/20)

GENERAL DROP-IN

Online

  • MON-THU: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • FRI: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

In-Person 

@ Building 3600 

  • MON-THU: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • FRI: CLOSED

Online Spanish Tutoring 

ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP & APPLICATION WRITING

  • TUE & THU: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m

ENGLISH & SPANISH GROUP CONVERSATION PRACTICE

In-Person

@ Linguistic Justice Lab (6409)

Online
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Questions?
Contact Us

Writing & Language Center

wlc@fhda.edu 


Building 3600 (behind the Library)

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