| For all UG bachelor and master students. Temporarily, we also offer this service for PhD students. |
| Our writing coaches are UG students who have an affinity with academic writing and who have taken a coaching training course. |
The writing coaching sessions are free of charge. |
Writing coaching |
For all UG bachelor and master students. Temporarily, we also offer this service for PhD students. |
Our writing coaches are UG students who have an affinity with academic writing and who have taken a coaching training course. The writing coaching sessions are free of charge.
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If you schedule an individual session at the Writing Centre, we kindly ask you to submit the text you would like to look at together with the writing coach at least 24 hours in advance. The text, either in English, Dutch, Spanish or French, may be up to 1500 words long. You are also welcome to schedule a meeting before you actually start writing. You can discuss with your coach how to create a writing plan or an outline.
The session will take about 45 minutes, during which you let the coach know what you are struggling with. The session consists of non-directive coaching: the coach will ask you questions to make you more aware of your writing process. The intended result is therefore not a perfect end product but an improvement of your skills. Non-directive coaching is the method used within almost all academic writing centres in the Netherlands because it has a greater learning effect on you as a student than if our coaches were to just tell you what you should be doing differently. During the session, you will actively work on improving your writing.
If you need more guidance after your coaching session, you are welcome to schedule another meeting. You can schedule up to five sessions per written product.
All additional information on the Writing Centre and writing coaching can be found on the Writing Centre page.
Writing coaching
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