Kim TS #4

I met with Modibo for our second tutoring session together on March 21 from 12-1 pm. We started our meeting catching up about his trip to Orlando for Spring Break. He had a really great time riding the roller coasters at Universal Studios. During my first meeting with Modibo he expressed interest in learning more vocabulary and becoming a more fluent english speaker. He has already passed the TOEFL exam, is finishing an application to FAMU for engineering school, and is eager to better his english. I brought an article I found that talks about the history and traditions of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Modibo read the article two times, once out loud and once to himself. While reading, Modibo circled words that he was unfamiliar with and I helped him the pronunciation of words that were new to him. Using the context of the article, we discussed what the new terms probably meant before I gave him definitions from the dictionary. His understanding of context was great and because his first language is French, a lot of the words he was unfamiliar with in English were very similar to the same words in French. Some new vocabulary words included: kitsch, customs, resplendent, floats, coveted, frenzy, surging, revelry, processions and astonishing. Modibo was interested in the content of the article and was able to relate to the African influence found in the month long celebration.