…..MO 8/24 First day of classes 5:30-6:30 #1 WRITING CENTER STAFF MEETING new and returning! 6:30-7:00 Pizza and drinks w/ new tutors 7:00-9:30 COMMON TRAINING pt. 1 for new tutors & writing consultants: bring your VARK scores. …..WE 8/26 5:30-6:30 #1 TUTOR STAFF MEETING, with new and returning tutors 6:30-7:00 Sandwiches with tutors and new [...]
I have to say that I have had few clients so far where I had to use strategies such as “deflecting negativity” or “standing firm.” I know, I sometimes just can’t say no, but I haven’t agreed to things in sessions that I found not acceptable. I guess part of this is because I have [...]
During the tutoring sessions I had so far, I have probably used the tutoring cycle more unconsciously than consciously. I have never memorized these steps or learnt them buy heart, but this is the way I did it most of the time. As an example, I take the RCC 1oo class (meets five times a [...]
Journal 4 Self Evaluation 1.· Attitude and Approachability, and Encourages/Supports seem to intertwine and could probably be combined. Whether one is encouraging, supportive, or approachable directly involves one’s attitude. If their attitude is negative, they will not be very approachable and the support and encouragement will most likely be negative. · Attendance could probably be [...]
Agree: · Fund Foreign Language Programs!!! · More classes offered for foreign languages · Sign language as foreign language. · Bring cooking classes to Rollins · Academics need to be taken more seriously. Those with money and influence that go here rarely make the grades but they get to stay here. Rollins should only accept [...]
Sitting in on foreign language sessions is often a study of grammar, with conceptual pairs that are hard for us non-native speakers to grasp (remember Jane Lombardi’s subjonctivo vs. indicativo session?). Then there are the harder ones: looking over a student’s composition for errors. And that’s what Becky was doing with her SPN 101 client. [...]
Most of Grace Moore’s tutoring notes forms for Editing Essentials, a required course for English majors and writing minors, look like those from foreign language courses, except they are all in English. Lots of diagramming, parts of speech, explication of pairs like clauses/phrases, indirect/direct objects and even more obscure terminology–the kind that warms the hearts of [...]
When I see pink forms for Spanish tutors, chances are the topic is either preterito vs. imperfecto OR subjunctive vs. indicative. Both are areas of Spanish that are different from English, so they’re confusing. Both involve understanding a concept (the function…when/why it is used), the grammatical form it takes (the …duh…form), and then applying it. [...]
Step 4: Identify thought process Here I would say one of the best ways to find out how someone is learning is just to ask them how they think they would go about getting the answer. If someone can explain how they arrived at an answer, usually they can do other problems that are similar. Sometimes [...]
So, I have been helping a repeat client for weeks now work through the grammar in their essays. I try not to automatically correct it for them like some mechanical proofreader. Instead, I ask why they used a certain tense or phrase. If we are reviewing an assignment the professor returned, it goes by fairly [...]
Recruiting is starting…and besides me and your professors asking students to tutor, you all can talk it up with your classmates. You guys know what being up here really involves. Be thinking of which of your fellow students would be good up here. Who would appreciate more opportunities to learn? …more insight into both the [...]
Honestly, I lost my binder and had not looked at this sheet for weeks. Yikes. When I finally did look at the sheet again (thanks Susie for the replacement), I realized I had been doing them. Number two is probably my favorite step because most students begin to ramble and I enjoy that. You get [...]
I decided to work at TJ’s as a Chinese tutor, because I understand how difficult it is to learn a second language without living in that country. English is actually my second language and i have been learning English since first grade in China. However, when i came to the state for high school, sometimes [...]
…..because I simply like to tutor other students. Another reason is that the atmosphere in TJ’s is always very inviting. Everybody is so nice and caring. My personal gain at TJ’s is very important too. Since I am an international student I am able to enhance my language skills and also refine or deepen my [...]
