On Monday I met with Ngoc at Chick-fil-a to practice ordering food and to introduce her to different places around campus and different American foods. We began with having some casual conversation about our weekends, and then after we were done eating, I addressed any of her homework questions. In her grammar class they are learning when to use “which”, “that”, “who”, “whom”, “but”, etc. Ngoc understood when to use “who” vs. “whom”, but was struggling with when it’s appropriate to use “which” in a sentence. I referenced a grammar source online to refresh my memory on the topic, and then explained to her when it was appropriate to use “which” vs. “that” by writing example sentences where she had to choose which word would fit in best and why she thought so. She understood it by the 5th example sentence I gave, it was a successful tutoring session:)
My next tutoring session was with Turki. We met at the Starbucks on Tennessee Street, the usual spot, and started the session with a causal conversation about life and his short term English goals. Turki decided he didn't want to continue with the second session of CIES classes, and that he wanted to rather focus solely on passing the IELTS exam. He said he found the CIES classes to be helpful, but also distracting. He said he thinks he's gotten the most out of his classes and that it would be more productive for him to study on his own. Where I don't completely agree with his logic, it is his life and I trust his decision making. For this session he brought his own material that he wanted to focus on. This time it was a reading passage that I even found to be quite difficult, and I was once again impressed by his far reach in practice and ability. The reading passage was accompanied by a set of numerous comprehension questions that we reviewed and answered together. The qu...
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