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This chapter carried out a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the Writing Lab at Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST) in Kuwait. The Writing Lab at GUST (WILL) was established in 2011 as part of GUST’s commitment to a holistic learning environment, and since its inception, it has helped thousands of students in their academic writing endeavours, but has not been able to gain recognition among students and failed to employ the required number of tutors and peer tutors. Therefore, an action plan seems necessary to promote the centre’s mission, function and activities throughout the university.
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Erguvan, I.D. (2018). SWOT Analysis of GUST Writing Lab. In: Barnawi, O. (eds) Writing Centers in the Higher Education Landscape of the Arabian Gulf. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55366-5_12
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