Nic Reagan TS#6

     Today, Korean student Yong and I met at Starbucks near CIES from 7-8 pm for our first tutoring session. This was an opportunity to fill-in-the-gaps to determine his level of English proficiency and to determine ways I could be useful to him in these tutoring sessions. Utilizing the Advanced Tutoring Needs Assessment, I determined Yong is definitely Advanced in his English skills, and like many advanced speakers, he will primarily benefit from speaking and listening activities and from building his vocabulary through everyday scenarios. We'll especially focus on slang/idioms for understanding common local language, including some familiarity with Southern dialect. I will be introducing Yong to Southern food and language and we are planning a trip to a local car dealer. This seems strange until you learn Yong's desire is to sale cars internationally. He has worked at a dealership in S. Korea, so it will be academically useful to see and understand dealerships in the USA. I look forward to all of our future tutoring sessions!