Diana TS #4

 Tuesday 07/14 @ 8am

This was my first session with my new tutee, Je-won. The first part of my PowerPoint was an ‘about me’ section. I introduced myself, where I was from, my background and my pets. I included my own pictures so he could visualize what I was saying. Je-won’s previous tutor, Signe, let me know all the topics they had already covered. They had not covered food yet, so that is what I prepared for this session. In a PowerPoint, I introduced foods of all kinds. I made sure to include common food in Korea like soup, ramen, different kinds of meat, and rice. The font on all my slides were in Comic Sans because studies show that this font is the easiest to read for beginners. I had him listen and repeat the vocab words. I found that he did not repeat difficult words, so I kept repeating those words in a slow, clear voice so he can listen for pronunciation. With each of the vocab, I asked what color the pictures were, and he did an excellent job at recognizing them. Next, I introduced the question “Do you like ___?” using a rising intonation. I then taught him the responses “yes, I like…” and “no, I don’t like…” with pictures that match the tone of the answer. Showing him slides of the food we covered, I asked Je-won whether he likes them or not. He was quiet at first, but eventually he was great at answering using with the phrases he learned today. Finally, I ended the lesson by reviewing animal vocab, something he had covered with Signe, which he found easy!