Tyler-TP4/5

I came to CIES on the off week to get in some tutoring and conversation partner time, and was lucky enough to have a partner that actually showed up everyday. My partners name this time around is Tugba (pronounced Tuba, like the instrument), and she has a brother name Tuna, like the fish. Tugba is from Turkey, and is Islamic, but doesn't wear the traditional coverings that many Islamic women wear. That seems to coincide with the fact that Turkey promotes freedom of religion, which I support as well.

Tugba told me that the areas that she had trouble with on the Toefl were reading comprehension and writing. It being the first day of tutoring with her, I didn't have much with me to help her. The only thing that I did have, was the short story from my last classroom observation. We went over the story, and I asked her questions to see how well she comprehended the material. Tugba is very intelligent, and did very well, but there were a few words she didn't know. I guess the Toefl is very difficult. Tugba wrote down several words that she hadn't known previously, that I explained to her. Overall we worked for about two hours, and just conversed for the rest. Unlike my first tutoring experience, I got the feeling that Tugba actually wanted to be there. Maybe the fact that she came during her week off means that she really wants to learn. I am thankful that she came.