College Writing Center
| Hampton Campus – Inside Library, room 228 Wythe Hall. Historic Triangle- Room 106F Staff:
Hampton Campus Hours Summer 2013:
Special Hours: Closed: May 6—May 19. Historic Triangle Campus Hours Spring 2013:
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No Appointment Needed! Students may stop by or contact a writing consultant by phone or e-mail during hours of operation at either campus. On-line resources are listed below for distance learners and for the convenience of all TNCC students. Our goal is to help you become a better writer, and we believe that collaboration is the key. We won’t proofread your paper, but we will help you think critically about your own writing, and will offer suggestions to make your writing stronger.
TNCC Students with disabilities may request assistance from LRC Staff. Based on need, students may be referred to the Disabled Students Services Office.
The College Writing Center Provides:
- Friendly, helpful advice with any stage of the writing process.
- Assistance with specific types of essays such as narrative, descriptive, argumentative, and research.
- Tutorial resources that can help you review grammar terms or correct basic grammar errors that may appear in your writing.
Remember; improving your writing skills or correcting your grammar errors will not happen overnight; therefore, you should come to the center as soon as you begin to experience problems.
- Writing Resources
- Grammarly.com
- Paper Rater
- Exercises for help with grammar and punctuation
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
- OWL Online Writing Lab
- Writing Aids
Includes practice sheets for punctuation, format, style, and more.
- Idea Generator
Ideas for paper topics
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Database contains the entire text of the 22-volume OED 2nd edition with supplements prepared throughout this century. In addition to containing the definitions for most of the words in the English language, the OED also provides information on word origins and quotations showing the history of a word’s meanings. (Oxford University Press)
- Documentation
- Using MLA Format
How to format citations using the MLA, APA, and Chicago formats for research and citations. From OWL Purdue.
- Son of Citation Machine
A free citation generator that helps create citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.
- TNCC Citation Guide
Use this guide to find information on how to cite sources using various styles as well as information on plagiarism and annotate bibliographies.
- Using MLA Format
- ESL
- Activities for ESL students
Grammar and vocabulary quizzes, crossword puzzles.
- English as a Second Language
Starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English through the Web.
- Mango Languages
Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language. By listening to and repeating material designed from native conversations, you’ll learn more than grammar, vocabulary and conjugation, you’ll learn how to communicate. Mango has courses in 22 different languages with tracks for both native English speakers and those learning English as a second language.
- Guide to ESL resources online
- Activities for ESL students
- Handouts Use these handouts to help you outline various assignments.
TNCC is a member of the Southeast Writing Center Association.
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