The Student Writing & Language Center (SWLC), located in the Peer Learning Commons on the ground floor of Ladd Library, empowers Bates students in becoming more effective writers, language-users, communicators, thinkers, and learners by providing a supportive environment for idea generation, collaboration, drafting, writing, reading, revising, editing, studying, speaking, and presenting. SWLC tutors are Bates students trained to listen to and guide their peers in using writing and language to achieve students’ personal and academic goals.

Need support now? View our writing and language support drop-in hours and/or book appointments with a writing or language tutor using the PENJI app.

HOURS OF OPERATION

We are currently open!

Sundays 6 to 9 pm

Mondays 11 am to 4 pm | 6 to 9 pm

Tuesdays 11 am to 4 pm | 6 to 9 pm

Wednesdays 11 am to 4 pm | 6 to 9 pm

Thursdays 11 am to 4 pm | 6 to 9 pm

Fridays 11 am to 3 pm

Saturdays Closed

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Interested in working as a SWLC tutor? More information here.

Have a question? Email us! swlc@bates.edu

NOTE: SWLC also provides tutoring support for speaking assignments and oral presentations, graduate school and grant applications, creative writing, and thesis and capstone projects. Once you’ve written or composed a draft of your speech or presentation with the help of a SWLC Writing Tutor and are ready to practice it, head on over to the PLC’s Speaking & Presentation Studios where there are trained tutors to give you feedback on–and even a recording of–your presentation, if you’d like.

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