Sunday, February 7, 2016

Taylor TS #4

Tutee: Inhyeong
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 27th, 3:00-4:00pm
Location: CIES (Lounge)
Topic/Skill: Speaking – Pronunciation, Grammar (Articles)
Feedback provided to tutee: Inhyeong came with a concern she had regarding the minimal pair “work/walk”, so I assisted her in being able to better enunciate these words as well as the similar “mall/more” pair. She could hear the difference, but had difficulty in speaking them clearly herself. After straight repetition and advice about the shape of one’s mouth when voicing the different sounds, Inhyeong’s ability to differentiate the words did improve. We also talked about proper article usage and tips (including examples) on when to use or not use the different articles, having Inhyeong form example sentences as well.

Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: It’s certainly most difficult when a student knows the grammar rules very well, but struggles with putting them into practice. However, Inhyeong is fairly good about catching her mistakes, or at least fixing sentences that I highlight as confusing/incorrect. 

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