I met with Daehwan
on Monday, July 29th at the CIES lounge. We went over his second
mock exam and practiced pronunciation and phrasing. There’s a segment in the
test were the speaker needs to give directions from point A to point B. I think
it was difficult for him to figure out when to use cardinal directions and when
to use “left” or “right”. I made sure to clarify that for him, and at the
following session on Wednesday, he knew how to properly make directional
sentences on his own. I think the hardest part for him was the map section of
the exam. Of course there were a few times that I needed to correct his
phrasing in other sections, but for the most part, he did really well in clearly
answering the questions in complete sentences. I think the reason behind why is that
the other questions are more open-ended which gives him more freedom in
developing his answer. In contrast, the map questions have a right answer and a
wrong answer so you have to be cautious when preparing your speech sample or
else your response will be completely incorrect. It is my hope that I see more progress in Daehwan
so he can pass this speaking exam.
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