Date: January 25, 2017
Time: 12:00
Location: Hecht House Computer Lab
Topic: Describing a classmate
Skill: Speaking
Feedback provided to the tutee: Today I was very impressed with my tutee's presentation. He included pertinent information about his classmate like her country of origin, favorite foods, and hobbies. In order to provide him the best feedback, I listened to his presentation once without interruption. I then offered advice on consistent slide formatting, and advised him to use more connectors as a level three student. We also practiced ways that he could make his sentences more complex.
What I learned: This tutoring session was all about preparing for a five minute speaking presentation. With that being said, I feel like I helped the student a lot more than I did in the previous session because I was helping him mentally and physically prepare for a nerve wracking experience in front of his classmates. Hopefully, practicing in front of me helped to boost his confidence for the real presentation.
Another added benefit from this exercise was that I gained a much better understanding of his spoken abilities. In all honesty, I think this student is exceptional. He is very well spoken but tends to use language conservatively rather than pushing his abilities. I think one of my goals this session will be to help him lengthen his sentences and take more risks.
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