Kareef Stephen TEFL Blog

   Date/Time: April 30 th     Topic/Skill: Reading comprehension Group 4 Teacher Presentation:  The teacher started the class by reading a chapter from the novel  Hatchet. After this short reading, the teacher brought up an academic article the students were to read and summarize about international students and their lives on campus. Classroom Management: Dr. Rios is a great teacher, the students really like him. He confidently moves around the classroom as he asks students to read passages, encouraging them with light jokes and a caring personality. Materials: the book Hatchet and the article students were summarizing. Student Participation: Students would help each other when stuck on a word they didn't know. Other than that the lesson was mainly focused on the reading material with not much interaction between students. Feedback Provided: The teacher provided feedback whenever a student finished a passage.  Lesson(s) on teaching you ...

   Date/Time: April 30 th  Tuesday Location: Online through Zoom Topic/Skill: Speaking/Listening Feedback provided to the tutee: I conducted my diagnostic and discussed goals for improving his English language skills. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Dojun is a very kind South Korean man who wants to learn English because he works at an airport and would like to communicate with other stations/countries staff and colleagues. He does not have many opportunities to speak English in his daily life so the time that he spends studying and speaking with me will be vital in improving his English. His English is quite advanced already so I doubt he will need help with simple grammar. His speaking and listening skills need work so I will mostly be correcting his speaking but I also have ideas for article reading and listening comprehension practice.

  Date/Time: April 29 th    Topic/Skill: Past participle Teacher Presentation:  The teacher started the class by reviewing schedules such as an upcoming quiz. He then went on to the main lesson which was past participle. Classroom Management: The teacher monitored the three students asking each other the provided questions and making mental notes of mistakes the students made with their English. At the end of the class, the teacher said that he would talk about the mistakes he heard the students make in their next class meeting. Materials: A worksheet on Canvas that the students had to open as well as textbook material. Student Participation: The students interacted with each other and myself asking questions like "Have you ever met a president or governor?" and "Have you ever been to Canada". The other student would then have to respond with an answer. Feedback Provided: The teacher provided feedback whenever the students asked for help and als...

  Date/Time: April 26 th  Friday Location: CIES building Topic/Skill: Speaking/Listening Feedback provided to the tutee: I corrected my tutee's spoken language mistakes as I conducted my diagnostic and discussed his goals for improving his English language skills. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Rosario is very serious about learning English and passing the TOEFL exam as he is considering retaking the exam again in May after he failed to pass the exam this month. His dedication to the English language has motivated me to do my best to help him prepare for his exam before I leave for South Florida next week.