Sarah TS #16

 Date: 8/11/2021

Time: 12:30-1:30 pm

Location: Vox Tallahassee

Topic/Skill: Pronunciation and culture

Feedback provided to tutee:

While eating our pastries, we discussed Hollywood actors and actresses with good pronunciation for her to listen to. She mentioned Emma Stone, and I mentioned a few British actors, because actors who studied theater tend to have very clear pronunciation. We also compared Western k-pop culture to Korean k-pop culture, and I corrected her word usage occasionally. 

Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: 

When discussing culture, I have to be careful about some topics because students may have strong feelings I don't know about. For example, I did not realize she held some animosity towards Chinese idols in k-pop groups. I have to be aware of political or societal feelings with whoever I teach. I also need to look up some actors' monologues who have good pronunciation to show to students in the future.

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