TUTORING PARTNER 7 – Geonae, Meeting 4
Geonae has made good progress in her studies and was able to briefly explain pictorial scenarios to me today, still with minimal proficiency, but nevertheless, showing some improvement. Today we mostly worked on sentence structures. I would really like to have Goenae begin speaking in complete sentences, even if extremely short, just to break her out of her shell. I am fully confident she can do at least this, even if with some errors, but I know she is just shy. I went into the media room of the library and pulled simple, level 2 children’s books in order to explain to Geonae how to decipher the subjects, verb(s), adjectives and other parts of speech in sentences.
I picked from three separate books to present different sentence styles to her. I also had her read several passages, which she did quite well. It was enlightening to hear her speak English even if for a moment, being that she communicates with me mostly non-verbally. I have also introduced various different kinds of parts of speech to her. Though I have not yet explained it to her in this way, I am trying to introduce her to transitive verbs. We still have much difficulty communicating, because since she seems reluctant to engage in any kind of talking, I can’t tell to what degree she has or has not understood me. Still, I find her progress and diligence encouraging.
I've loved reading about your experience working with Geonae. I feel bad because I'm in the same position as you--I would be overwhelmed by a beginner. BTW, i did burst out laughing after I read, 'I would really like to have Goenae begin speaking in complete sentences." You don't really hear that every day. :)
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