A Fundamental Study to establish Japanese Writing Centers for international students

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The purpose of this study was to explore administrative challenges confronted by existing writing centers and to identify tutorial strategies used by writing centers inside and outside Japan to establish Japanese Writing Centers for university students for whom Japanese is a second language. Semi-structured interviews with the tutors and students, and observation in writing centers sessions were conducted to obtain an idea of what international students face as they create and revise their documents in second language. Implications from this study propose that it is crucial for the Japanese universities to establish writing centers and to develop pedagogy to respond the needs of international students.