bmccomb@yorku.ca

Brenda McComb has taught in York's Departments of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (ESL), Humanities and Writing for over 30 years. She has worked extensively in one-on-one tutoring in both the Writing Centre and ESL Open Learning Centre. In her research and practice, she has a particular focus on the roles academic discourse plays in our scholarly, personal, civic and cultural lives, and on how students can develop skills needed to further engage and contribute in all these areas.