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The chapter examines the current types of writing support provided in Romania and presents an attempt to establish a writing center at the Faculty of Letters, History and Theology, West University of Timișoara, as a result of the SCOPES-funded project entitled LIDHUM (Literacy Development in the Humanities). It addresses some of the challenges encountered in setting up a writing center in the specific context of tertiary education in Romania and outlines some of the ways in which these have been dealt with, arguing that existing writing center models can only be adopted partially and need to be adapted to local conditions.
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Literacy Development in the Humanities: Creating Competence Centres for the Enhancement of Reading and Writing Skills as Part of University Teaching, SCOPES no. IZ74Z0_137428, project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and co-coordinated by Prof. Dr. Otto Kruse and Dr. Mădălina Chitez.
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Doroholschi, C.I. (2018). Institutional Writing Support in Romania: Setting Up a Writing Center at the West University of Timișoara. In: Chitez, M., Doroholschi, C., Kruse, O., Salski, Ł., Tucan, D. (eds) University Writing in Central and Eastern Europe: Tradition, Transition, and Innovation. Multilingual Education, vol 29. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95198-0_5
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