I met with my tutee's via Skype for roughly 30 minutes via 3 way conversation, although, we turned the video off. This meeting was strictly just listening and speaking, without having any visual aids. What I would do would be to read a passage from the paper and have them write down what I am saying and then summarize what they heard. I found that newspapers use more colloquial language than I actually realized and a few paragraphs gave my students difficulty.
After this lesson, we talked about the column I chose (which happened to be a soccer write-up about the FSU Womens Soccer team)and I had them write a timed paragraph about soccer/football in their country. They had 8 minutes to produce as many sentences as possible but with cohesion. They both have discussed with me that they lack timed writing skills, so what better way to collaborate a listening lesson with a writing lesson than this! I felt that this was one of my better lessons because it has grabbed a few different aspects of learning as well as kept the students interested in the subject. You could feel the brains thinking and actively engaging the activity.
We plan on another Skype lesson because they seem to be the most convenient. Until next time,
Matthew
The future is here!
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