Monday, September 26, 2016

Serena TS#9

Date/Time: September 26, 7:30-8:30am

Location: Skype

Topic/Skill: Korean history & idioms/ speaking & listening

Feedback provided to tutee: Each time Dojun used the incorrect vocabulary word I would be sure to correct him. However, I was careful not to over-correct him so that I was sensitive to his current skill level. As we discussed some common idioms used in English I let him guess the meaning first to see if he was familiar with it already. If he didn’t know it then I told him the meaning and used it in a sample sentence. I made sure to write out each idiom and the meanings so that he could understand exactly what I was saying.


Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I found today that listening patiently really allowed Dojun to practice his production of speech. The more I interject, the less he really has to dig for what he is trying to say. Today he was describing to me the new movie he saw about the Korean man who joined the Japanese police force during Japanese rule. So I gave him plenty of time to figure out what he was trying to say and only supported his speech on occasion.

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