Tutoring Reflection 1
I am tutoring Eun-soo from Korea. Upon first meeting with her, I primarily discussed with her what she wanted to study and what her goals are and how they tie in with her English skills. She is...
View ArticleCommunicative Competence
When I was in middle school and high school, I took four years of Spanish. While I was taking these classes, the type of communicative competence that was stressed was academic competence. Speaking was...
View ArticleTutoring Reflection 2
This week, I found a needs assessment for adult ELL learners online and showed it to Eun-soo. The assessment was full of questions about learning goals, where and for what does the learner need to use...
View ArticleGrammar Knowledge
Overall, I am happy with what I discovered regarding my knowledge of grammar. On the self-assessment, I got more answers right than I got wrong, which was better than I thought I would do. On Quiz 1, I...
View ArticleTutoring Reflection 3
While listening to the recording of my tutoring session this week, I noticed that I spent more time talking than my student did. The ratio of my speaking compared to my student’s speaking was about...
View ArticleTutoring Reflection 4
Eun-soo is a very hard-worker and it definitely shows in her writing! I have already been working with her on writing and so far and it has improved. She is particularly good at organizing her essays,...
View ArticleTutoring Reflection 5
Eun-soo recited the nursery rhyme, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. Overall, I have noticed that Eun-soo has the most difficulty pronouncing consonants. While reading the nursery rhyme, I particularly...
View ArticleWord Stress
I think it could be fun to use the grid as a game to practice word stress. Since I currently teach an advanced level ESL class, I could make this activity more difficult. I know that my students...
View ArticleCorrective Feedback and Speaking
Error Analysis Chart Name of Learner: Xue Line # Phrase with error Type of Error Type of Corrective Feedback/Why 2, 5 “our school force us to learn English”; “Force us” Grammar- Verb tense Elicitation;...
View ArticleFinal Tutoring Reflection 6
1. One thing I have noticed continuously since I started teaching ELL is that students will ask questions that will stump you! As a result, I have learned to be more patient with myself and just say,...
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