Tutoring+Services

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**1. __Definition:__**

 * Tutoring services** :Tutoring is meant to be a constructive experience outside the classroom that will help you succeed in your course work.It is a sort of studying program in which numerous groups of tutors in different particular subjects provide private lessons to students in a form of an individual or a group. This special programs are mostly offered by schools or colleges without charging any fee in a purpose of helping out and boosting up students' knowledge in particular skills. Tutoring services include: face-to-face tutoring, e-tutoring, and studying labs for students to work out.

2. __Location and facilities:__
Like other colleges, BMCC ( Borough Manhattan Community College) also provided its own tutoring services. These services are located on the fifth floors. In order to get to this location, there are two entry. One is by taking the main elevator to the fifth floors and walk backward to the south side, and the other way is to enter the library on the fourth floors and taking its stair. When we go through the main entrance, we will see a registration desk for LRC( Learning Resource Center) on the right hand where students need to registered for appointment for their tutors. There are signs of different subjects that escort the way for students to find their tutors.This is such a convenient way that help students to find their destination easily without spending much time. This area also is well organized. It was arranged into deferred sections of different fields from left to right. In each of these sections, there are several small tables and white boards for tutors to work with their students.What is more, many computers and printers are available for students to use in various studying purpose and small bookshelves which students can do the discovery.

3. __Tutors:__
Tutors in tutoring programs are professional instructors in different particular majors. They play in part of teacher's role for a short period of time when student are needed. Tutors help students who have problems with understanding lessons or with their assignments. These instructor do not correct, edit, proofread, or fix papers for any student. Their job is to explain and show the key for students to solve their own problems. This is the technique that helps students to activate their brain by recognizing their own strength, whether they are weak or strong, or to develop their weakness and increase their critical thinking. Moreover, students will keen to learn more with tutors because tutors are very diligent and courteous. They act as both a friend and teacher. They help their students patiently. As a high educated people they are sensitive they never use any offensive words or activities to force to student to understand. They often take great troubles to explain all the lessons slowly and clearly and provide examples for slow learning students until they understand.

**4.** __**Schedule:** __
Tutoring services are available through the whole week from Monday to Sunday (Morning - Evening). These schedules will be provided in the following programs of tutoring services.

5. __Policy: __
There are several overall rules that students and staffs of the college must be follow:

These policies made up to prevent students from distraction and keep the area fresh and clean.
 * No food or drink inside the area
 * Turn off cell phones or put on vibration
 * When talk with someone should lower your voice.

6: Academic Support Services Programs
Basic Skills Lab provides tutoring to students in Eng088 and Eng095. The purpose of this program is to abet students to re-take the CUNY-ACT.
 * ===Basic Skills Lab(S500B): ===

Contact Information
+Director: Jonh Short +Tel: (212)220-8295 +Email: jshort@ybmcc.cuny.edu

Mon - Thu =========== 9:00- 7:00 PM Fri ================= 9:00 - 5:00 PM Sat================= 10:00 - 5:00PM Sun================= 11AM - 4PM
 * ===College Discovery Tutoring Program(S330): ===

Contact Information
+ Coordinator: Deborah Skinner +Tel: (212)220-8173 +Email: dskinner@ybmcc.cuny.edu

Mon - Thu =========== 9:00- 8:00 PM Fri - Sat ================= 9:00 - 5:00 PM

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ESL Lab is available for all ESL courses( ESL054, ESL062, ESL094, and ESL095). It is located in room S503. The goal of this program is to help ESL students who need to sharpen their English skills - Reading, Writing, Listen and Speaking - to prepare for college. ESL Lab offers: (1) Free tutoring: (2) Conversation groups: (3) Computers for ESL Assignment: (4) Grammar Programs:<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (5) Typing Practicing Software (6) Speech and Pronunciation Programs (7) Books to Borrow: (8) Audio Tapes: (9) Video Tapes Collection for Instruction: (10) Writer's Resource:
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">**ESL Lab ( English as a Second Language Lab) :** [[image:DSC01611.JPG width="372" height="281" align="right"]]

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">__Contact Information__
+ Coordinator : Joshua Belknap + Tel: (212) 220-1422 + Email: jbelknap@bmcc.cuny.edu

Mon - Thu =========== 9:00- 7:00 PM Fri ================= 9:00 - 4:00 PM Sat================= 10:00 - 2:00PM
 * ===__**<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Reading Lab(S500R): **__===

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">__Contact Information__
+Supervisor: Joseph Johnson + TEL: (212)220-1410 +Email:jjonhson@bmcc.edu.cuny<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">

Mon - Thu =========== 8:30am- 8:30pm Fri =================8:30am- 7:00pm Sat & Sun ===========10:00am- 4:00pm

Reading Lab offer: > //+Jamestown Publishers:// > ->Vocabulary in Context > ->Understanding Vocabulary +Barnell-Loft Publishers: ->Using the Context +Townsend Press (software) ->TenSteps +SRA Cards ->Power Builders +Skillsbank ->Skillsbank 4- Student Program
 * 1) **__Vocabulary Exercises__**

Writing Center is located between Computer Lab and E-touring Center.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">**__Writing Center(S500W):__**

__<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact Information __
+ Director: Miriam Delgado +TEL: (212) 220-1384 +Email: mdelgado@bmcc.cuny.edu

Mon - Thu =========== 10:00AM - 7:00 PM Fri ================= 10:00AM - 5:00 PM Sat================= 10:00AM - 4:00PM <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**E-tutoring** is an Internet based service offered by Borough of Manhattan Community College as an additional as an additional learning resource for students to receive tutorial assistance. There is no more anxiety for busy students who are not able to meet live tutors. E-tutoring provides an opportunity for students to submit their free questions that are related to their studying fields and written assignments for evaluation. It also can help student who challenge with difficult course materials to obtain a better grades. However, only registered students of BMCC can use e-tutoring to obtain tutoring help. + **How to Access E-Tutoring:** Visit the E-tutoring Web site at: www.bmmc.cuny.edu/e-tutoring 1) You can also go to the BMCC Web site at www.bmcc.cuny.edu . 2) Click on Student Services in the menu on the left-hand side. 3) Scroll down until you see " e-tutoring". 4) Click on the link 5) When you access the e-tutoring Web page, you are presented with four services options. Select a service option and follow on-screen instructions. - Submit a question - Submit a question about a writing assignment -See if your question has already been answered - Get information on in-person tutoring options. Once you have submitted your questions, e-tutors will respond within 24 hours from Monday to Friday except when class are not in sessions. + Jobs of E-tutors: E-tutors will: 1) provide constructive criticism about your writing assignments. 2) offer guidance on the best way to do an assignment 3) illustrate course material using clear and helpful and diagram 4) suggest other resources that you can use to help improve your mastery of course material.
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">__E-tutoring:__ **

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact Information
+Director: Clifford Salmon +Email: e-tutoring@bmcc.cuny.eudy +TEL: (212)220-1380
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">**LRC ( Learning Resource Center) S-500** ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">**LRC ( Learning Resource Center) S-500** ===

LRC offer several tutorial services: <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">
 * Scheduled appointments
 * Walk-in/ Drop-in
 * Computer assisted instruction
 * Online assistance
 * ====**<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">__Speech Tutoring:__ **====
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Accounting Tutoring
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Business Tutoring
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Marketing Tutoring
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Modern Langugage Tutoring
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Soical Science Tutoring

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact Information
Mon - Thu =========== 8:00AM - 10:00 PM Fri ================= 8:00AM - 7:00 PM Sat================= 10:00AM - 5:00PM Sat================= 10:00AM - 5:00PM
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Math Lab(S511) ===
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Nursing Tutorial Lab (S762) **
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Science Learning Center ( N734) **