On Friday I had my first Tutoring session with Isik, and I found that tutoring and teaching in practice is a lot different than I expected. It is very hard to think of assignments on the spot or even at home. I thought of an activity where I ask Isik a series of questions with the purpose of recording and transcribing her answers to analyse her English and explain her mistakes, but in light of some technology issues I had to come up with something new to do on the fly. Isik mentioned that she wanted to improve her formal writing, so I asked her to write a few things for me so I can see how her grammar is written. She wrote directions on how to make Turkish coffee, and she wrote a mock recommendation letter. I was able to correct some of her errors, but I realized how important a good knowledge of English grammar is when I did not know how to explain some of the wrong answers. Next time I will come more prepared!!
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