Savannah TP #1

I Skyped with Jung, Jun's mother for a while before talking to Jun.   She told me that she wanted me to just talk to him to improve his vocabulary and ability to elaborate on answers.   She said that his grammar is very good and he is good at writing as well.  She said he is ahead of his classmates in those areas due to his time in Florida.


When I talked to Jun, I noticed that his grammar was good and he could understand me most of the time.   Sometimes he didn't understand some vocabulary I used so I would phrase a sentence differently.  Other times would say "I can't explain it in American."  I would encourage him to try and throw out some vocabulary or suggestions.  Other times his speaking was slow and the sentences were not flowing fluently.  I could see the ease that came with talking about subjects he liked such as tae kwon do and playing with his brother Kevin. It seems to me like the course of action for improving his vocabulary is getting him to talk about subjects that he likes and tell me more about them.


For our next tutoring session I will come up with conversational questions and have him elaborate.  I want to ask him follow up questions and give him pictures and scenarios to explain to me.  I have enjoyed tutoring him so far, he is a sweet boy!