Student: Hyunji Song
Date: September 23, 2015
This session was very long and we ended up working together for three hours. I really like working with Hyunji because she is very dedicated and determined to learn so much. She is a serious student and is always striving to do better. She told me that she wanted to be more confident when she spoke English. So, I started off the session by having her watch part of a TEDTALK clip called "Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are" by Amy Cuddy. Amy Cuddy talks about students having more confidence when speaking to others by changing their body language and behavior. After the clip, we talked about the video and went over some key points. Then, she showed me her essay that she needed to re-submit and asked me if I can go over it and point out the mistakes. We thoroughly went over her essay and I explained why she had some grammar errors. After that, we worked on a project that she has to do in one of her classes. She has to lead a discussion and we went over some ideas on how she could do it. She came up with really good ideas and we evaluated them. Then, I helped her with key points on a debate that she had to do in her speaking class. I realized that Hyunji's strong point is writing. She is a phenomenal writer and goes into great detail in her work. We just need to work on her speaking skills a bit more to regain some self-confidence.
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