Tutoring at CIES

Today was my first time tutoring a CIES student. It was quite a bit different than tutoring people at the Multicultural Center. The student today, Aylin from Turkey, actually had homework that I could help her with. That made it easier on me! Instead of having to come up with activities or a lesson plan, I just helped her with her homework. She had to write a "definition essay", which I had never heard of before. I read the definition of a definition essay in her notebook and it made sense. Aylin had to choose a topic and define it in essay form. She chose the topic of, "What it means to be a Good Teacher." She came up with three supporting points- patience, helpfulness, and is a good listener. Together we then elaborated and supported each point with details and examples. She has a hard time speaking English and conveying her ideas, but I understood for the most part what she was trying to say. Aylin would mumble words in Turkish sometimes- hope she wasn't saying anything bad! We got along though. We plan to meet again on Thursday.