Anthony TS#1

Today I met with my tutee for the first time outside of Dirac Library. My tutee's name is Ouedraogo Moctar, and he is 18 years old from Burkina Faso. I began the tutoring session by asking Moctar all of the tutoring introductory questions on our tutor guidelines worksheet. He is fluent in both his native language (Moore) and French, and decided to study in the United States to earn a Business degree and gain English fluency for an advantage in business communication. We talked long about how he loves watching movies and TV shows, and how they are a great tool for helping him practice his English skills. His favorites are the Fast and Furious films and crime dramas, which we bonded over (myself being a huge fan of Law and Order). He also stated how he passes time playing his favorite video game: Grand Theft Auto. We spoke long about the game, since I myself have played it, and I encouraged him to describe what different aspects he likes about the game and how it mimics American culture. It turned out to be a great speaking and listening exercise! Moctar stressed how his biggest short term goal was to increase his vocabulary, since he wants to be able to "clearly express" himself. We also, humorously enough, bonded over a love for Big Macs from McDonalds, with Moctar saying they were his favorite thing he's eaten so far in Tallahassee. He stated how he wants to improve his writing skills and vocabulary, so I plan on us engaging in an activity where he watches a clip from a show or video game, and I ask him to write about what he saw. In addition, we can talk about the vocab used in the video.