David Kirsch TS #8


I met with Hyeon-Seop at CIES on June 26th from 3:15-4:15 PM. We started the session with the writing sample I had him write before we met up. He had written about some of the differences and similarities he observed when he first came to Tallahassee. Like the previous writing activity, I underlined the grammatical errors and awkward word placement/choices that I could see and guided him so that he could figure out the mistakes and correct them himself. He still had some trouble with articles and demonstrative determiners, but there appeared to be less of these mistakes in this sample then there were in the previous one. We spent the rest of the session in conversation in order to work on his speaking skills. We talked a little about current events in the news, the current American political landscape, and movies that he likes to watch. Since Hyeon-Seop mentioned that he liked crime drama and mysteries, I recommended a few movies like The Departed and The Usual Suspects to him. As we were leaving, he mentioned that he may be available to meet for an extra session on Friday, so I told him that I would be available and to let me know by Thursday.

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