Writing tutorials at the L-café

In this narrative, a teacher discusses how she has transformed her corner of the L-café, a social space for language learning, into a space for English writing tutorials. At the L-café, a tutorial session is possible and effective in several ways. For example, it is easier for an instructor to point out some problems in students' writings in the friendlier atmosphere of L-café. Moreover, the tutorial session can encourage students' autonomous learning. When some students came back with their rewritten texts in these subsequent visits, the author observed progress in students' writing skills. She concludes by noting that these out-of-class writing tutorials work well as supplements to the regular writing classes and have enhanced her enjoyment as a teacher.