On Monday at 8:30, I met my tutee, Eunyoung. It was late, so we decided to study grammar. (I don't know why, Korean students tend to like studying English Grammar lol) She told me that she was having troubles with using prepositions and wanted to study prepositions with me. I told her that I had a same issue with her and tried to explain why it was hard for us to using correct prepositions. I didn't plan about having a long discussion, but it was worth it. We talked about the differences between Korean and English in general and tried to find Korean prepositions, so that we could have a clear idea of what preposition does. We spoke English during the discussion and we finally end up with feeling frustrated because we weren't sure if we were using correct prepositions in our speaking.
We decided to write down the prepositions that we thought we didn't use it correctly and look it up on the internet together next time we meet.
We didn't do it much, but I think it was such a great time for both of us because the class(?) was very interactive and I was be able to sympathize with her.
You have such a unique advantage tutoring someone with whom you share the same native language. You have already overcome so many obstacles that native Korean speakers struggle with and you can share all of that insight. I think your partner is benefiting from your sessions with her even if you felt like you weren't doing too much.
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