Emily TS #6

Date/Time: 1 April 2017 @ 8 PM

Location: Skype

This week my lesson with Dojun was pushed back, and, in an unusual turn of events, it was evening for me and morning for Dojun. Unlike the past few sessions where I would read aloud to Dojun, this week I used only videos. For the first part of our session I had Dojun watch an educational video on the US Supreme Court. After the video Dojun and I reviewed the new vocabulary, and I answered any questions Dojun had. Dojun then watched the video a second time after which he answered some comprehension questions. Though the vocabulary was a bit more difficult this time Dojun answered all, but one, question correctly; and, even on the question he missed, which was a little bit of a trick question, Dojun argued with me. It was nice to see his confidence. After the first video I had Dojun watch a short clip from a Will Smith movie, Hitch, in which the main characters go on a tour of Ellis Island. After watching the video Dojun was supposed to explain to me what was happening in the scene, anything he learned, and anything he could extrapolate about the characters. For this portion of the session I wanted Dojun to focus his listening skills on casual language and recall. This video was much faster than the educational one and Dojun managed to keep up quite well, but I advised him that even if he does not hear every word or understand every word, he can make an educated guess as to what is being said or implied. Since Dojun has a relatively broad vocabulary, and can keep up with newer vocabulary well enough, my new goal moving forward is to work on his comprehension of quickly spoken English and heavily accented English.