Amberly TS #7

 Zhou and I met at Greenwise on July 15 from 7-8pm. For this session I decided to teach him how to listen to various accents. I focused on the southern accent, midwestern accent, northeastern accent, and New York accent (from pop culture). I decided dedicate more time on his comprehension of the southern accent due to the fact that he will be working as a researcher in Tallahassee (which is in the South); I also decided that his comprehension of this specific regional accent would be useful to his ability to socialize with others. I built his schema before showing him clips on Youtube by asking him questions about the materials used. I mainly used clips from various shows and movies. I showed him clips and asked him comprehension questions afterwards. Later, I discussed some social cues with him in various contexts. I taught him social cues that are common among young people, and social cues that are common in academic/professional settings.