Date/Time: 6/1/16 3:00 PM
Location: CIES
Topic/Skill: short i, s/sh/ch, and j/y sounds
Feedback provided to tutee: This session we focused all
on pronunciation. I started off with short i sounds. We did a minimal pair
activity, then we defined the words in the minimal pair activity to make sure
she comprehended the words she was saying, and finally she read those words in
a short story format I had prepared for her. We did the same thing with the
s/sh/ch sounds, as well as the j/y sounds. These were all sounds her teacher
told her to work on. Diana had no trouble with the first two sets, but she
needed to work more on the j/y sounds. I assume this is because Diana is a Spanish speaker.
Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you
learned: At the end of the session, Diana told me that no one had ever
explained to her the difference between j and y sounds. She had only realized
she had been mispronouncing words like “you” and “yellow” wrong this entire
time she has been speaking English in this tutoring session. She was extremely
grateful I took the time to work on this issue with her. Maybe as teachers, we
need to be aware of what our students’ specific pronunciation problems may be,
not be afraid to correct them, and help them learn from their beautiful
mistakes.
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