FSUTEFLSpringii2025

Date : March 25, 2025 Location : On Zoom  Topic : Speaking Feedback : I provided my student with basic questions to get an understanding of his proficiency since he is an advanced speaker.   Lesson : Student is advanced, but seems to struggle with more advanced adjectives to describe events/work/life.  

Date : March 31, 2025 Location : CIES Topic : Speaking Feedback : I provided my student assistance with how to formulate a summary and how to pick out main points of a text.  Lesson : Student is learning more advanced vocabulary that we are working through 

Date : March 24 Location : CIES Topic : Speaking Feedback : I provided my student with several casual conversation questions that he had to answer to practice natural speech.  Lesson : The student has some trouble with talking about past ideas, but are very quick to correct themselves.

Date: March 27 Location: CIES Topic: Speaking Feedback: I provided my student with more colloquial and natural ways of saying something Lesson: Students struggle with natural ways to express their ideas.

Date: March 25 Location: CIES Topic: Speaking Feedback: I corrected my students errors about article usage. Lesson: ESL students struggle with articles.

  Kieran TS #19 Date/Time: March 5, 2025 at 3:00pm Location: Strozier Topic/Skill: Speaking and travel Feedback provided to the tutee: I met my second tutee, Jordan, at this meeting. We discussed his goals, and I assessed his English level, which is very advanced.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: My tutee has very strong speaking skills but struggles more with written communication. 

Kieran TS #5 Date/Time: March 25, 2025 at 2:45pm Location: Strozier Topic/Skill: Speaking and travel Feedback provided to the tutee: My tutee and I explored resources, vocabulary, and concepts related to searching for a job.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: My tutee needs to find a summer job, but is having trouble due to his lack of a SSN. 

Kieran TS #4 Date/Time: March 18, 2025 at 2:45pm Location: Strozier Topic/Skill: Speaking and travel Feedback provided to the tutee: I spoke with my tutee about travel and places he had visited. I provided correction for his grammatical errors and answered some cultural questions he had.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: My tutee does not have a strong grasp of American geography or what it is like to travel long distances across the USA by car. 

Date: March 20 Location: CIES Topic: speaking Feedback: I corrected my students errors, one specifically was article usage. I also provided the students with more colloquial/natural ways to say something. Lesson: ESL students struggle with idioms and article usage

Date: March 15 Location: CIES Topic: introduction/speaking Feedback: I corrected my student's grammar errors. One specifically was article usage. Lessons: ESL students do not know when to use an article

Date: March 6 Location: CIES Topic: speaking/introduction Feedback: I helped my student learn some colloquial sayings Lessons: Students are confused about colloquial slang that does not really have a direct translation.

  Kieran CO #5 Date/Time: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Topic/Skill:  Reading (Beginner) Teacher Presentation:  Mr. Flemming opened class by introducing the syllabus and plan for the whole session. He explained the grading policy and class expectations to students. He spoke clearly and slowly, as the students in this course are just beginning to learn English. The class was split into two groups (1 and 2) based on the students' levels.   Next, Mr. Flemming asked students to discuss some questions about music. This was a prelude to an article about traditional Nigerian music. Students took time to read the article, occasionally asking questions about new vocabulary.  Classroom Management:  Mr. Flemming asked students questions, rather than just explaining things immediately. When students were interested in a topic, Mr. Flemming would take a few minutes to explore it and teach related vocabulary.  Materials:  Canvas, whiteboard, laptops Student...

  Kieran TS #3 Date/Time: March 4, 2025 at 2:45pm Location: Strozier Topic/Skill: Speaking and presenting Feedback provided to the tutee: My tutee wanted feedback on his pronunciation for a presentation he was giving in a class. We practiced his pronunciation of more difficult words, and I gave feedback and tips.   Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: ESL speakers struggle with letters which change in sound depending on the word. The lack of patterns creates a struggle for them. 

  Kieran TS #2 Date/Time: February 28, 2025 at 3:00pm Location: Strozier Topic/Skill: Speech Feedback provided to the tutee: I asked my tutee to tell me about some of his favorite things to do in Tallahassee. We discussed parks, museums, movies, and restaurants. I provided the tutee with feedback on his grammatical mistakes and with new vocabulary.   Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Even advanced ESL speakers will not know words a native speaker might consider basic. 

Kieran TS #1 Date/Time: February 27, 2025 at 3:00pm Location: Strozier Topic/Skill: Introductions and assessment Feedback provided to the tutee: I corrected my tutee's grammar errors when speaking and provided some resources in Tallahassee and at FSU for him to look into. My tutee is an advanced English speaker, and mainly wants to focus on developing his speaking and pronunciation skills.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Advanced ESL students are mostly focused on communicating more effectively and clearly.

Date/time: March 4 Topic: listening Teacher presentation: teacher presented mardi gras listening exercise and one about eyes. Further, there was a vocabulary warmup Classroom management: the teacher made sure student response to questions were within time Materials used: Canvas Student participation: students worked in groups and answered comprehension questions on canvas Feedback provided: when going over vocabulary students were corrected if the definition did not match the word. Lessons: incorporate vocabulary into lessons but do not go overboard

Date/Time: March 4 Topic: speaking Teacher presentation: the teacher modeled how to do timed speaking and come up with solutions to problems presented Classroom management: the teacher let a number of students share but kept in mind the time left in the class Materials: No online materials were used only the wipe-boards Student participation: students tried timed speaking with a couple prompts  Feedback: students were corrected on their form and whether their timed speaking met the rubric (e.g., having examples and reasons) Lessons: Let students who want to participate do so but if a student who does not normally participate wants to then make sure to allow them

Date/time: March 4 Topic/skill: writing Teacher presentation: there was no presentation as the students were reviewing their own essay and the feedback in them Classroom management: there was little classroom management as the class was only about one thing reviewing the essays Materials: google docs Student participation: Students were reading the feedback given on their work feedback: The teacher provided comments on the essays in google docs Lessons: One can use google scholar or news article for intermediate level material

 Date/Time: March 4 Topic/skill: grammar Teacher presentation: Present the topic of past continuous to the students  Classroom management: The teacher made sure each part of the lesson was covered Materials: Word  Student participation: Students looked at a presented picture and responded with what was happening Feedback: The teacher would ask the student repeat what they said if they used the wrong grammar until corrected Lessons: make the lessons lively and let the students correct their own grammar

 Date/Time: March 4 Topic/Skill: Composition/essay writing Teacher presentation: the teacher modeled how to outline an essay with a few bullet points under each potential topic. Classroom management: the teacher timed each piece of the activity so that he hit everything Materials: Word student participation: students followed this example and added a few bullets under each of their essay topics Feedback: feedback was provided to students when the teacher went around and checked to make sure each student was understanding and helped them when needed Lessons learned: check to ask if the students needs more information about the activity before proceeding