TS #4- Emily Dorgan

Date/Time: May 25, 12-1PM 

Location: CIES Building 

Topic/Skill: Speaking 

Feedback provided: In this lesson I worked with Fatimah on her conversation skills. Last session Fatimah told me she wanted to work on being able to talk about herself. I provided Fatimah with vocabulary such as physical traits versus personality traits. I also gave her examples of different types of conversations such as giving someone advice or complaining. We then worked on answering mock interview style questions such as 'What are your strengths and weaknesses?' or 'Where do you see yourself in five years?'. I corrected Fatimah's grammar and word choice as she spoke and defined new vocabulary for her. 

Lesson about tutoring: I learned that it is important to understand what your tutee's short and long term goals are as an ESL student. This will help you customize your tutoring sessions to meet their needs. This is something Fatimah and I discussed in our mock interview. 

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