Julia TS #3- Berkay Session 1

 I first conducted a needs assessment diagnostic with Berkay, as this was our first session together. Berkay wanted to focus on TOEFL speaking and listening. I used an official TOEFL practice exam to practice listening first. Our first activity was a listen-and-choose response activity. In this activity, I read a sentence aloud, and Berkay had to choose the correct answer from 4 multiple-choice options. We then practiced conversations. I read aloud a conversation between a woman and a man, and then Berkay answered two questions based on it. We then did a similar exercise but with an academic announcement. I used scaffolding, starting with a more controlled, easier exercise and gradually increasing the intensity as the session went on. When he made an error on the listening exercises, I would call attention to it, give him a chance to realize his mistake on his own, and then tell him what he had done wrong. We ended the session with corrections and a review of what we had completed and what I planned for our next session.