TP #3 Dana

     I met up with Ivy and Ariel during this tutoring session in order to perform a speaking diagnostic with them. Our tutoring sessions have mainly consisted of speaking exercises, topics, and activities. The first three questions were written so that the two of them could discuss their answers together. I wanted to see how they held a conversation in English. Each question was recorded within a certain time frame.

      After the discussion questions had been answered, Ivy and Ariel were given a list of six more questions to choose from. They were to choose three out of the six and answer the questions individually. I did this so that the girls would be able to think for themselves. Answering the same questions allow them to piggyback off of one another’s answers. In a conversation, that is alright, it sometimes allows the conversation to keep flowing. However, I still wanted to hear how quickly and accurately each girl was able to formulate her own opinion.

       Both Ariel and Ivy answered the final question individually. This question asked what they believed their strengths and weaknesses in English were as well as what they would like to work on. It was a question meant to help them analyze their own English progress while aiding me as I plan their future lessons.

       Ivy and Ariel enjoyed the questions as it acted as a form of quiz in their eyes. Next time we will work on how to formulate a research paper though. They have formally requested my help concerning this subject.