David Kirsch TS# 5


I met with In-young at Strozier on June 24th from 12:30-1:30 PM. We started the session with the assignment I had given her last time we had met. I had asked her to read an English language news article and to come in with any words or phrases that she was confused about or did not understand. For the most part she had a good grasp of the vocabulary within the article, however some words through her off due to their low frequency of use or how they were used in a way that she had not learned before (Taxi-hailing, respective). I also had her watch a short clip from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to practice her listening skills and to see if she could pick up the meaning of idioms used through context. At the end of our time together we talked about how she would like to work more on learning idioms and figures of speech before she returns to Korea. Having told me that she enjoys watching Netflix, I suggested that she watch some English language tv or movies before our next session to practice her listening skills and to write down any idioms she did not understand.  

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