Keira TS #3

Keira TS #3

Date/Time: May 21, 2017 - 5pm

Location: Starbucks

Topic/Skill: Listening/Note-Taking

Similar to what we worked on in our last session, in today's session Hani and I worked on listening and note-taking skills. I had picked a couple of videos in preparation for this session, and prepared some comprehension questions to go with these videos. Because of the level Hani is at and the fact that he has been struggling with this, I picked video clips from a cartoon. They were not especially long, and the speech rate was slow and the pronunciation was clear. I mentioned that I picked a cartoon that was very popular in America, and was one that I personally watched growing up and enjoyed quite a lot. I made sure to also mention that I knew he was an adult, and this was a cartoon for children, and I simply wanted to pick something that could help him practice this skill without being overwhelming or covering too much unknown vocabulary. We prefaced the video by covering some of the new vocabulary. I then had him watch each video once, answer my comprehension questions, and watch it a second time. We discussed the new vocabulary and any questions Hani had. We spent the little leftover time we had covering questions Hani had from his classes.

Feedback Provided to Tutee: Hani was eager both to practice these skills and to learn the vocabulary that came with the videos. He ended up having a much easier time with the listening and note-taking than I anticipated, which meant my materials were a little too easy. However, he was still pleased because of the new vocabulary we had discussed. I told him that I would have more level-appropriate materials for the next time, and I encouraged him to continue both his listening and note-taking practice and studying vocabulary on his own.

Lesson(s) about Tutoring and/or the Tutee You Learned: Unfortunately, the material I selected for today's tutoring session was a slightly lower level than I could have used for Hani. Though we were able to discuss some new vocabulary as a result of the videos (e.g. dive/dove, hop/hopping, expedition), the speech rate did not challenge Hani in any way. In our future sessions, I will pick more level-appropriate materials.