Special Announcement
The Writing Center has resumed its online tutoring services.
For full details, including the schedule, click on the link below.
Writing Center online tutoring schedule.
Winter / Spring / Summer 2021 Information Packet for English Majors
If you need an accessible version of this document, please contact:
Professor Christina Tortora (Deputy Chair of English), email christina.tortora@csi.cuny.edu, phone number 718-982-3659
Programs in this department
The department offers the Bachelor's degree in English, with options in Literature, Writing, Linguistics, and Dramatic Literature; minors in Literature, Writing, Linguistics, and Speech Language Pathology; and the Master's degree. The department also offers non-credit courses in reading and writing for both native and non-native speakers of English.
The Writing Center
Basic Services and Goals
The Writing Center, under the direction of the English Department, assists students in improving their reading and writing skills in all subject areas. Our tutors do this by providing students with meaningful feedback and engaging them in discussion aimed at helping the students fulfill their potential through a better understanding of course requirements, assignments and readings.
Primary Modes of Tutoring
To meet these goals, we offer two primary modes of tutoring.
Students with regularly scheduled appointments meet for one 45-minute session per week with a designated tutor.
During designated drop-in hours, students are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Other Services Offered
- Conversation groups for ESL students
- Workshops in writing fundamentals, during which the focus is on grammar, punctuation, formatting and the like
If you wish to file an application for regularly scheduled weekly tutoring, stop by to see us in 2S-216.
If you have questions or require further information, feel free to call us @ 718.982.3635.
English Department Faculty and Staff
Full Time Faculty
- Alyson Bardsley
- Maria Rice Bellamy
- William Bernhardt
- Jason Bishop
- Matt Brim
- Rosanne Carlo
- Ava Chin
- Ashley Dawson
- Janet Dudley
- Maryann S Feola
- Gloria Gianoulis
- Ellen Goldner
- Katharine Goodland
- Timothy Gray
- Stephen Greeley
- Christina Hagedorn
- Hildegard Hoeller
- Tyehimba Jess
- Dalia Kandiyoti
- Frederick Kaufman
- Cate Marvin
- Christopher Miller
- Steven Monte
- Lee Papa
- Sohomjit Ray
- Simon Reader
- Susan Rocco
- Lara Saguisag
- Sarah Schulman
- Patricia Smith-DeSilva
- Harry Thorne
- Christina M. Tortora
Staff
Kandiyoti, Dalia
Department Scheduler
2S-132
718.982.4137
Dalia.kandiyoti@csi.cuny.edu
Brandt, Robert
Director of the Writing Center
2S-216
781.982.3636
robert.brandt@csi.cuny.edu
Durando,Jennifer
Senior Academic Advisor
2S-134
718.982.3657
jennifer.durando@csi.cuny.edu
Pearson, Wendy
Administrative Assistant
2S-218
718.982.3642
wendy.pearson@csi.cuny.edu
Grasso, Fredricka
Office Assistant
2S-218
718.982.3640
fredricka.grasso@csi.cuny.edu