Andrew TS #3

Date/Time: 05/21/2021 3:00 p.m.

Location: Hecht House

Topic/Skill: Adjective clauses, Adverb clauses, summary review

Feedback provided to tutee: This was a very productive meeting for Aziz and me. We spent a majority of our time going over adjective and adverb clauses which Aziz had recently learned. After briefly reviewing where and how such clauses are used I gave Aziz a few examples and had him try to make his own sentences. As always, he was more than eager to start trying, and after a while he was starting to get the hang of it. We then moved on to reviewing a summary he had recently written. I would mark where he had an issue, tell him what kind of an issue it was, and give him hints to help talk him through the review process. After doing this for a while we went back to the clauses that were giving him trouble to review. After making sure he still had a good grasp on adjective and adverb clauses we concluded our meeting.

Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: The biggest lesson I learned in relation to tutoring this time is just how beneficial good planning can be to the session. Previously I did not have a lot of time to prepare my lessons since we were operating on an on call basis due to Ramadan. This time however, we were able to schedule a time in advance and Aziz told me what he wanted to go over before hand. I was able to research what he wanted to cover so I had a good understanding of the topic and I was able to get copious amounts of additional material to share. Though I will say I still have a lot to work on in the way of tutoring. I have a bad habit of using words that are too complex or my explanations only make sense within my own linguistic and cultural context. While I feel I have improved in this area I would definitely say it still needs some work.

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