Date/Time: 11/5/2015 at 2pm
Today, Arzu practiced extensive reading. It was difficult for her at first to skip over vocabulary words she was unfamiliar with simply because she has become accustomed to intensive reading but she quickly adapted to the process of top-down skimming. We talked about the differences between intensive and extensive reading and she noted that, for her, extensive reading is a much better method for keeping in touch with local events and for building a collection of topics she feels comfortable discussing. After she read and summarized the article, we went over new vocabulary in the text. She first guessed the meaning using context clues and we then talked about more specific definitions, synonyms, and alternate meanings for each word.
For the final 10 minutes, we reviewed our TEFL class materials for the midterm and specifically focused on the language acquisition theories.
I realized today that a tutoring session does not need to be completely directed by the tutor but is instead a great opportunity for the student to take ownership in their language learning process. Though I have been planning in advance for our sessions together, I see that flexibility in the moment is important as well.
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