Catherine_TP_#11

I met with Dalal on Tuesday, and Colin came and observed. It was funny because the very first time I met Dalal, Colin came to say hi to me really quickly, because he had been tutoring next door. He said hello to Dalal and tried to shake her hand, but she kind of looked at him like he was crazy and didn't shake back. This was definitely because of her religion and a misunderstanding, but also pretty funny. This time she recognized him and seemed much more comfortable, even though he just was watching our tutoring session. She had upcoming final exams, so I helped her go over a lot of different material to help her prepare. She said she was most nervous for her Speaking final on thursday. I had her read out loud a few things, and we also talked about them after, to help her feel comfortable talking out loud, not just reading out loud. I wanted her to realize how much better of a speaker she is when she just thinks and talks as a reaction, instead of when she reads and is focusing a lot on the pronunciation of words and saying every part right. She also repeats a lot of the syllables in a single word so I had her practice those words a few more times to help her not mess up on those ones later. I think she was pretty prepared for her exams and hopefully she did a good job on them all! She told me she is taking the next session of CIES, so I will meet with her again next week.