Kinsey TS #11

 I met with Samuel via Zoom at 3 pm on August 2. 

Topic/Skill: Indefinite article usage 

Feedback provided to tutee: Samuel and I discussed when it is appropriate to use an indefinite article in reference to job titles in English. We created example sentences together using indefinite articles and job titles (i.e. "She is a Civil Rights lawyer." and "He is a chemistry teacher.") To practice, Samuel told me about three of his friends. He told me about their profession using indefinite articles. I provided linguistic support when Samuel struggled with pronunciation or made a grammar mistake. He then completed an article usage quiz from 1-language.com to tie in our definite article lesson from last week. 

Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned that Samuel is good at self-correction when he is instructed to correct something, but he does not automatically correct most of his mistakes. Sometimes he gets overwhelmed with intricate grammar errors and relies on his ability to communicate despite those small errors. This is good for his communicative English skill, but to advance from his level he needs to pay more attention to small details.