BilWrite — Bilkent University Writing Centre

About BilWrite

What is BilWrite and how can it help students?

BilWrite is a free service provided by the Faculty Academic English (FAE) Program of Bilkent University School of English Language. The service is open to all Bilkent undergraduate and graduate students who would like to receive help and feedback on their writing assignments (except for students in FAE courses). We are sorry, but we can only offer services to current Bilkent students, not former students.

Where is BilWrite?

The BilWrite office is in G 159.

How does it work?

• Students who want to use services provided by BilWrite need to make a consultation appointment by e-mail.
• Alternatively, a faculty member can also refer a student to BilWrite by filling in a referral form (copy attached or on-line) and sending the form and student to BilWrite.

What happens during a consultation?

• Consultations allow students to work one-on-one with a writing consultant.
• The consultants will help students understand their writing tasks and focus on particular skill areas that have been identified as needing improvement.
• Students can also work with consultants on revising and polishing a piece of writing before turning it in.
• The consultants will also provide feedback on the overall organization of the paper, clarity, coherence, language structure and word choice, and whether it meets the requirements of the task.

BilWrite consultants can . . .

• provide feedback in order to help students become better writers.
• help with grammar, but do not correct or ‘fix’ papers.
• work only with writers and their texts (don’t bring a friend’s paper).

BilWrite consultants do not . . .

• write papers for students.
• proofread papers (i.e., correct all errors).
• provide any help to ENG 101/102/401 or PHIL 241/242 students, as the students of these two courses already have one-on-one feedback tutorial sessions on their papers with their course instructors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visit Bilwrite

To schedule an appointment for a Bilwrite tutorial, check the timetable below. If a time-slot only shows the name of the instructor (e.g., "Robin:"), it is free; if it also shows a student's name (e.g., "Robin: Pelin"), then the time is taken. When you have chosen a free time-slot, email bilwrite@bilkent.edu.tr, saying the time you would like to come and the purpose of your visit (e.g., to check a statement of purpose).

Please try to schedule an appointment at least two weeks prior to the document submission due date to allow for revision of document(s) after the initial BilWrite consultation and any possible follow-up BilWrite visits. Please apply for an appointment at least 24 hours before the time you want to come.

Procedure During Online Teaching Period

The Bilwrite office is closed now that Bilkent has switched to online teaching. You will make an appointment as normal, then your teacher will invite you to a Zoom meeting just before the appointment starts. In other words, you will recieve two invitations: one confirming the appointment, then another inviting you to the Zoom meeting.

• When you get the first invitation, please send a copy of the document you want to work on to the teacher - you can find their email address in the first invitation you receive. They will not edit the document for you, but may want to look at it before the meeting, and then they can share their copy on Zoom if they want.
• When you get the second invitation, join the meeting by using the Zoom Meeting ID provided.

Before you come …

1. Please have your documents double spaced for ease of reading.
2. Please have the question/prompt for the work you want to look at. If it is an application (e.g., statement of purpose) please have any relevant materials from the place you are applying to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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