Megan TS#9

Dojun and I began our lesson as we usually do, with a vocabulary review. I did this by asking him questions using the vocabulary and having him respond using the words. In this way he would work with the words receptively by recalling the vocabulary upon comprehension of the word and then productively implement the same words into a sentence of his own. As for the main lesson of the day, I decided to focus extra attention on his reading comprehension and speaking skills. Students should be comfortable yet challenged in the level of the reading. After going over the vocabulary of the story I had selected prior to the reading, I had Dojun read the story "Blue Jeans" for me. During this time he underlined any unknown words and I corrected any of his pronunciation errors. Although it was difficult through the audio of Skype to catch every error I believe this worked in his favor by adding to his confidence. I found that his most obvious and common mispronunciations were easier for me to hear and call out. Overall, his pronunciation was more or less spot on, and I noticed that he did not struggle much with the intonations of his sentences. After discussing all of the unknown words he had underlined, I asked him questions about what he read to check his comprehension and allow him to practice speaking with the new words.