Today I met Abby at Black Dog Café for tutoring for one hour. We started the lesson by looking at a blog post by the Frugal Traveler for NY Times. We read through it together and discussed any phrases or concepts that confused her, and I checked for comprehension.
Next, I printed out a copy of the “In my culture, it’s normal to…” handout that Alison presented for the culture lesson plan in class. I went through each one with Abby and we talked about traditions both in Korea and the U.S. I learned that spitting in public is dying out in Korea because only the old men still do it, that for birthday dinners, the birthday person pays for dinner for all of their friends, and that in Korea, most people still feel that men should make all the money and women should stay home.
To close out the tutoring session, I brought in a list of Korean idioms. Abby translated them for me and we talked about each one. We discussed what the equivalent would be in English. She thought that this activity was really funny.
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