The Writer's Resource Lab (WRL) is CSULB's writing center. Its central mission is to provide ongoing writing instruction to any currently enrolled CSULB student via individualized tutorials. As an integral part of across-the-curriculum writing instruction on this campus, the WRL exists to help students become more effective and independent writers. The WRL's philosophy is that the act of writing effectively is a process (i.e., a continuous act of thinking, drafting, revising, rewriting, and editing). Using this concept as a foundation, the WRL tutors help student writers improve their skills by teaching them strategies that take them through each stage of the writing process. Some of the broad range of tasks a tutor might help a student with include selecting a topic, generating ideas, developing/revising working drafts, dealing with issues of style, and acquiring proofreading and editing skills.
WRL staff do not dictate content, edit, proofread, or co-author students' papers, nor do they predict what sort of grade an assignment might earn.
Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Currently, we are seeing students by DROP IN only. Appointments are not available.
The WRL is closed during all summer sessions, but reopens the first day of the fall & spring semester. There is no tutoring offered on the Thanksgiving observance (Thursday & Friday), finals week of both terms, or winter and spring breaks.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call the Writer's Resource Lab at (562) 985-4329 during our open hours.
