Language Hub

What is the Language Hub?

The Language Hub offers MC students free tutoring, by trained faculty, staff, and peer tutors, on writing assignments for any course. Tutors help with all stages of the writing process: brainstorming, outlining, researching, formatting, revising, and editing. In addition, the Language Hub offers programming that provides a resource for students to receive supplemental instruction in areas such as grammar and mechanics, formatting, etc.

Hours

Spring 2024

January 16 - May 7

Language Hub
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 7 am - 8 pm
Wednesday: 7 am - 5 pm
Closed Fridays

In-Person Tutoring in Language Hub
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 7am - 8pm
Wednesday: 7 am - 5 pm
Closed Fridays

Online Drop Box Tutoring
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 7:30 am - 7 pm
Wednesday: 7:30 am - 4 pm
Friday: 7 - 11 am

 

Location

Technology Center Annex Building
Room 182
MC Main Campus
3600 N. Garfield
Midland, TX

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Writing Tutoring Options

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The Language Hub is the Midland College writing center where all MC students have access to FREE tutoring by faculty, staff, and trained peer tutors. The Hub also houses resources such as computers, printers, and reference books for student use.

The Language Hub offers tutor assistance in all steps of the writing process, from brainstorming and drafting to final revisions. Tutors help with formatting issues, research, and citations. They also work with students to improve their use of grammar and mechanics, audience awareness, and organization.

If you need help with pesky commas, an essay, research, etc. we are the place to come!

How Does Tutoring in the on-campus Language Hub Work?

  • Masks are encouraged.
  • Make sure to bring your written assignment sheet from your instructor.
  • Tutoring is a collaborative process (it is not a proofreading or editing service). Your tutor will point out areas of strength and help you to improve by discussing thoughts, ideas, and suggestions with you.
  • At the end of your 20-45 minute session, your work will be improved if you implement feedback, but you may require additional sessions to reach your personal writing goals.
  • Feel free to utilize this resource as often as needed.

What are my online options? What is the Language Hub Online? What is Virtual Writing Tutoring? What is Net Tutor?

Language Hob Online logo

In Language Hub Online, students will find supplemental instruction (under "modules") to aid with all steps of the writing process, formatting, researching, improving grammar and mechanics, and college success. We will use this Canvas page to make important announcements about our workshops and events.

We also offer tutoring via a dropbox service. Dropbox is checked Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 8am - 7pm, and Wednesday from 8am - 4pm. Please note, if you submit a paper, you will need your submission deleted before you can submit another paper. Please email speterson@midland.edu if you need a submission deleted.

Submitting Papers for Language Hub Online Tutoring

  1. To submit, you must join the Language Hub Online Canvas course by clicking "Courses," "All courses," "Browse more courses," and click "Join this course," when you see Language Hub Online.
  2. In the first module (Language Hub 2020), see turn it in dropbox labeled "Students submit to a tutor here."
  3. Submit a .doc or .docx file that includes instructions from your instructor in addition to your rough draft. Make sure to copy/paste the instructions into your draft before submitting. This way, our tutors can see what the assignment is. If you have never submitted to turn it in, watch a video located in the module on how to do it.
  4. When the tutor is finished making comments, they will send you a message via Canvas.

Checking Tutor Feedback in the Language Hub Online

  1. To check your feedback, go back to The Language Hub Online course in Canvas.
  2. Click on "modules"
  3. Click on the dropbox that says "students submit paper here."
  4. Click on the title of your paper to open your paper in turn it in.
  5. From there, you can scroll over the bubbles to read your tutor’s comments. You may also wish to click "view in old feedback studio" and make sure "grademark" is selected in the top left hand corner.

Workshops & More

Spring 2024

  • Sign-up in the Language Hub or call (432) 685-4718 to reserve your spot.
  • Each class has a capacity limit of 30 students.

BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY AND NAVIGATION

Tuesday, Jan. 30th 9:30-10:45 am 
LRC 207 (Library, 2nd floor)

This workshop is specifically geared towards services most used by MC students. We will log in and navigate Canvas, MC Portal, Research databases, and FREE MS Office tools. We will demonstrate formatting a MS word doc. Students will be shown how to access resources like Online Tutoring, SOS and TimelyCare. IT will be on-hand to help students with login issues.

MLA FORMATTING & AVOIDING PLAGIARISM 

Thursday, Feb. 22, 9:30-10:45 am
Marie Hall 133

When students think of plagiarism, blatant copy/pasting is what comes to mind, but plagiarism is a complex issue. This student friendly workshop will use examples to show all forms of plagiarism including lesser understood infractions like paraphrasing without citation, missing or incorrect citations, and recycling work. Students will become confident in summarizing, quoting, and paraphrasing and will gain insight into how professors use these plagiarism tools. We’ll discuss collegiate expectations, why academic integrity matters, and strategies students can utilize for ensuring scholastic excellence. MLA is the preferred format for many humanities disciplines. In this workshop, we’ll cover basic formatting, in-text citations, and the works cited page. 

APA FORMATTING AND RESEARCH

Tuesday, March 5, 9:30 to 10:45 am
Fox Science Room 264

Friday, Apr. 12th, 8:00-9:15 am
Davidson Health Sciences Lecture Hall 

Research databases are an integral tool for all college students, but combing through so much information can feel overwhelming. This workshop demystifies the process of using library and scholarly databases. We’ll discuss how to find reliable sources, do searches in real time, demonstrate helpful database features, and strategies for finding the most relevant material. We’ll define source types, and students will have time to conduct their own searches, ask questions, and locate sources that meet professors’ requirements. APA format is the preferred format for many social and physical/life sciences. We’ll cover basic formatting, abstracts, in-text citations, and reference pages. 

 

Suggestions?

Instructors or students that would like to make a request for a specific topic may contact Stacy Egan at segan@midland.edu.

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