Nicole TP3-(CIES)

   It was a long day of tutoring for me as I met with my child tutee in the early afternoon and an adult session tonight at 5. Abdulrahman was the only tutee that showed for this meeting , but that was ok because his needs do not completely align with the other two students. If anything this was a great time for us to meet and make some goals for our session and begin working on them. He came to my sorority house where I live, I figured it was nice day we could sit on the back deck and converse. He walked in teh front door and he immediately saw our "Phi Mu Phights" raffle table that based on teh honor system anyone was welcome to donate and enter the raffle, he asked me about it and I explained that we were raising money to find a cure for cancer. Abdulrahman immediately pulled out a dollar and asked where he could put his contribution, it was fantastic and warmed my heart as he was the first to donate.Abdulrahman is an excellent studier, he taught Arabic in his native country and therefore finds oue time best suited with speaking and listening activities as opposed to grammar or writing.
    We went to the back deck and began our session with some small talk about both of our weekends. We talked about places we liked to go, what activities we do with our families, and how we spend our free time. During this simple excercise I asked for my tutee to make thoughtful simple sentences. He told me a lot about himself and when answering questions about myself I had him recap the conversation to make we were communicatig effectively.  Next we talked about vocal fillers, when he has to think of what to say next he should make an effort not to mumble but take his time. As time went on we began using the book prompts and his homework to lead our disscussions. The book led us to the cultural section so we talked about Abdul's native country, Saudi Arabia. He told me a lot about the culture, how men and women are educated seperately, how the rich nation has afforded him this oppurtunity and his plan to study business here in the U.S. to practice at home. He explained he that he is here to learn English while his wife  earns her doctorate in Bio-Statistics. At our next meeting he wants address the college admissions process, understand the application essay prompts,  and potentially write a practice essay or at the least outline one. To improve Abdulrahman's conversational linguistic, vocabulary, and listening skills we decided we would start watching documentaries. In doing so I hope to replicate some of the activities we did in class.