10/26/15
Student: Vânia, Brazilian Fulbright student
Her level of fluency is very high, she requested help on accent reduction and "filling the gaps," which she used to express her desire to speak like a native speaker and not make grammatical errors.
We began by pinpointing difficult sounds and syllables for her and practiced them, I assigned her the task of making a list of 30 words ending in -ed and after explaining the pronunciation rules (that I learned today in class), asked her to read aloud her list of words when she makes it.
I elaborated on how the book describes the necessity of both knowledge and skill as well as the concepts of plateaus when learning another language. This advice helped to encourage her greatly. I also recommended her reading slowly out loud each day at home to practice breaking down each word and pronouncing the syllables correctly. I asked her to send me a list of words she needs help pronouncing and then I will record the audio and send it to her via whatsapp for her to listen to and mimic.
Overall great meeting, she is a fantastic student and person.
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